mara | (noun) hare-like rodent of the Pampas of Argentina | Synonyms: Dolichotis patagonum |
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marabou | (noun) large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments | Synonyms: Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou stork, marabout |
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(noun) the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments | - |
marabout | (noun) large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments | Synonyms: Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork |
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maraca | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs | - |
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marang | (noun) tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp | - |
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(noun) Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit | Synonyms: Artocarpus odoratissima, marang tree |
maranta | (noun) any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves | - |
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marasca | (noun) Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur | Synonyms: marasca cherry, maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca |
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(noun) small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made | - |
maraschino | (noun) cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur | Synonyms: maraschino cherry |
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(noun) distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries | Synonyms: maraschino liqueur |
marasmus | (noun) extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders | - |
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marathon | (noun) any long and arduous undertaking | Synonyms: endurance contest |
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(noun) a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards | - |
marathoner | (noun) someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) | Synonyms: long-distance runner, marathon runner, road runner |
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maraud | (noun) a sudden short attack | Synonyms: foray, raid |
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(verb) raid and rove in search of booty | - |
marauder | (noun) someone who attacks in search of booty | Synonyms: piranha, predator, vulture |
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marauding | (adjective) characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | Synonyms: predatory, raiding |
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(noun) Raiding and pillaging. | - |
maravilla | (noun) leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico | Synonyms: Mirabilis longiflora, sweet four o'clock |
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(noun) wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico | Synonyms: Colorado four o'clock, desert four o'clock, Mirabilis multiflora |