Rara Avis Definition
rârə āvĭs
rara-avises, rarae-aves
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Noun
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rara avisPlural:
rara-avises, rarae-avesOrigin of Rara Avis
From Juvenal's Satires (6.165): Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno ("a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan").
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Latin rāra avis rāra feminine of rārus rare avis bird
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin rāra avis (“rare bird"), plural rarae aves
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