mara

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Mara
    n 1: Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
    2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {mara},
       {Dolichotis patagonum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
   The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See
   {Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.)
   A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
   their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.)
   The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent ({Dolichotis
   patagonum} or {Dolichotis Patagonicus}) of the pampas of
   Argentina.
   [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Mara
bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself
because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness

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