Definition of Mars
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a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
"Mars has two satellites"
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- Red Planet
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superior planet
any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
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terrestrial planet
a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
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Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
Vocabulary Lists for Mars
- Aesculapius
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Asclepius
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
Vocabulary words from The Canterbury Tales, from...
- Theseus
- narcotise
- citole
- drey
- girasol
Words that contain Mars
air marshal
annual salt-marsh aster
Antidorcas marsupialis
battle of Marston Moor
burweed marsh elder
Crataegus marshallii
Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
dasyurid marsupial
Didelphis marsupialis
E. G. Marshall
Earl Marshal
family Marsileaceae
field marshal
fire marshal
fire marshall
genus Marsilea
George Catlett Marshall
George Marshall
Hammarskjold