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    rara avis
    /ˌrɑːrə ˈeɪvɪs/

    noun

    • 1. another term for rare bird

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rara avisRara avis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RARA AVIS is someone or something that is rare : rarity. How to use rara avis in a sentence.

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    Rara avis definition: a rare person or thing; rarity.. See examples of RARA AVIS used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRARA AVIS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'rara avis' Word Frequency. rara avis in British English. (ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs ) noun Word forms: plural rarae aves (ˈrɛəriː ˈeɪviːz ) an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Latin: rare bird. Word Frequency. rara avis in American English.

  5. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Rara avis - Oxford Reference

    Latin phrase meaning literally a ‘rare bird’; a phenomenon, a prodigy. The expression comes from the Roman satirist Juvenal (ad c.60–130), ‘Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno [A rare bird on this earth, like nothing so much as a black swan].’.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › rara+avisRara avis - definition of rara avis by The Free Dictionary

    Define rara avis. rara avis synonyms, rara avis pronunciation, rara avis translation, English dictionary definition of rara avis. n. pl. ra·ra a·vis·es or ra·rae a·ves A rare or unique person or thing.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › rara_avisrara avis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · rara avis (plural rara avises or rarae aves or (obsolete) raræ aves) A rare species or type of bird . ( figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird . That Parsons girl is quite the rara avis if you ask me.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rara avisRara avis - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a rare or unique person. synonyms: rare bird. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Rara avis." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/rara avis. Accessed 25 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. rara avis. the "rara avis" family.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › rara avis'RARA AVIS Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    How to use . rara avis in a sentenceThe Goldfinch proves Tartt to be a rara avis; her own species, willingly chained to her demanding muse.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › rara-avis_nrara avis, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun rara avis is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for rara avis is from 1607, in the writing of George Wilkins, playwright and pamphleteer. rara avis is a borrowing from Latin.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › rara-avisRara Avis Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Rara Avis definition: An unusual or extraordinary person or thing; rarity.