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Mapinguarinounsupposed human-sized sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forestverified
Maple Syrup Urine DiseasenounMWEan inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrupverified
Maple-Leaf BegonianounMWEtuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowersverified
Maple-Leaved BayurnounMWEIndian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for plankingverified
Mappingnoun(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)verified
Marangnountropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulpverified
Marantanounany of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leavesverified
MarascanounDalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueurverified
Marasca CherrynounMWEDalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueurverified
Maraschino CherrynounMWEDalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueurverified
Marathon RunnernounMWEsomeone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)verified
Maravillanounleafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowersverified
Marble Bones DiseasenounMWEan inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone densityverified
Marchlandnoundistrict consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an areaverified
Mare ClausumnounMWE(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nationverified
Mare LiberumnounMWE(free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal accessverified
Marginnounthe amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securitiesverified
Margin AccountnounMWEan account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends creditverified
Margin CallnounMWEa demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirementverified
Marginal CostnounMWEthe increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of outputverified
Marginal PlacentationnounMWEwith ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovaryverified
Marginal UtilitynounMWE(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or serviceverified
Marginalisationnounthe social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)verified
Marginalizationnounthe social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)verified
Marginocephaliannounincludes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaursverified
Margravenouna German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)verified
Margueritenounperennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowersverified
Marguerite DaisynounMWEperennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowersverified
Marigoldnounany of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowersverified
Marihuananouna strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are preparedverified
Marijuananouna strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are preparedverified
Marimbanouna percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonatorsverified
Marine AnimalnounMWEany of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammalsverified
Marine CreaturenounMWEany of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammalsverified
Marine EngineernounMWEa naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's enginesverified