mara

Everyday

1. A mara is a South American animal that looks like a small deer or long-legged hare but is a rodent, a relative of the guinea pig. tree →
2. (a name) The Mara is a river and area in Kenya and Tanzania; the Masai Mara is a famous wildlife reserve. tree →
3. (a name) Mara is also a girl's name. tree →

In the lessons

Met in science lessons about animals of Patagonia and in zoos; in geography and nature films about the great migration in the Masai Mara.

Examples

• The mara hops like a rabbit and runs like a deer. tree →
• Maras live in Argentina. tree →
• Maras are big rodents. tree →
• Wildebeest cross the Mara River every year. tree →
• We saw maras at the zoo. tree →
• Mara is my best friend's name. tree →

Note

Plural: maras. Also called the Patagonian hare, but it is not a hare. As a name, it takes a capital M.