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rara avis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(râr′ə ā′vis; Lat. ä′ä ä′wis)

Inflections of 'rara avis' (n): npl: rarae aves

ra•ra a•vis (râr′ə ā′vis; Lat. rä′rä ä′wis),USA pronunciation pl. ra•rae a•ves

(râr′ē ā′vēz; Lat. rä′rī ä′wes).USA pronunciation

Foreign Termsa rare person or thing;
rarity.

Latin rāra avis rare bird
1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rara avis /ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs/ n ( pl rarae aves /ˈrɛəriː ˈeɪviːz/)

an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing

Etymology: Latin: rare bird

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