I. məˈrä noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish mará, perhaps from Araucanian
: a long-legged long-eared rodent ( Dolichotis magellanica ) closely related to the cavies and widely distributed in southern So. America
II. ˈmarə noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: by shortening
: maracaibo 1a