Meaning & use
Mare
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An adult female horse or other equine animal, such as a donkey or zebra.
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The mare gave birth to a healthy foal in the spring.
He trained the young mare to pull the cart.
A note on using this word
Also used in astronomy, as in 'lunar mare', referring to the dark plains on the Moon (from the Latin for 'sea').
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A large, dark, basaltic plain on the Moon or another rocky planet, once mistaken for a sea.
The Sea of Tranquility is one of the Moon's most famous maria.
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