: a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age
plural maria
ˈmär-ē-ə 
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
: any of several mostly flat dark areas of considerable extent on the surface of the moon or Mars
obsolete
: an evil preternatural being causing nightmares
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
All five were of the same mare, shot between the 1860s and 1870s in the Zoological Society of London’s Zoo — making her both the first and last quagga ever photographed.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the epitome of mare e montagna (mountain and sea).
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
But the path to the winner’s circle might be a bit more difficult for the 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo in the 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
All five were of the same mare, shot between the 1860s and 1870s in the Zoological Society of London’s Zoo — making her both the first and last quagga ever photographed.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the epitome of mare e montagna (mountain and sea).
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
But the path to the winner’s circle might be a bit more difficult for the 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo in the 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mare. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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