This is the 9262nd most frequent German word.
mara
The word "Mara" does not have a general standalone meaning in German; it is primarily used as a personal name.
In this sentence, 'Mara' refers to a specific genus of rodents, indicating its biological or ecological context.
Die Mara ist ein Nagetier, das im südamerikanischen Grasland lebt.
The mara is a rodent that lives in the South American grasslands.
Here, 'Mara' is used as a collective singular noun to describe an instance of the animal in an educational setting.
Wir haben einen Mara im Zoo gesehen und viel über ihn gelernt.
We saw a mara at the zoo and learned a lot about it.
In this case, 'Mara' functions as a proper noun, representing a person's name in a personal or narrative context.