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ra⋅ra a⋅vis
[rair-uh ey-vis; Lat. rah-rah ah-wis] 
–noun, plural ra⋅rae a⋅ves [rair-ee ey-veez; Lat. rah-rahy ah-wes] .
[rair-ee ey-veez; Lat. rah-rahy ah-wes] . | a rare person or thing; rarity. |
Origin:
1600–10; < L rāra avis rare bird
1600–10; < L rāra avis rare bird
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| ra·ra a·vis (râr'ə ā'vĭs) n. pl. ra·ra a·vis·es or ra·rae a·ves (râr'ē ā'vēz) A rare or unique person or thing. [Latin rāra avis : rāra, feminine of rārus, rare + avis, bird.] |
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rara avis
1607, "peculiar person," from L. (Juvenal, Persius), lit. "strange bird," from rara, fem. of rarus "rare" + avis "bird." Latin pl. is raræ aves.
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