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Māra

[mahr-uh]
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noun
  1. Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
  2. Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.
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British Dictionary definitions for māra

mara1

noun
  1. a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)
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Word Origin

from American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin

mara2

noun
  1. one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US
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Word Origin

C20: from Spanish: gang
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