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单词 rara avis
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rara avis

[ rair-uh -ey-vis; Latin rah-rah -ah-wis ]
/ ˈrɛər ə ˈeɪ vɪs; Latin ˈrɑ rɑ ˈɑ wɪs /
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noun, plural ra·rae a·ves [rair-ee -ey-veez; Latin rah-rahy -ah-wes]. /ˈrɛər i ˈeɪ viz; Latin ˈrɑ raɪ ˈɑ wɛs/.

a rare person or thing; rarity.

Origin of rara avis

First recorded in 1600–10, rara avis is from Latin rāra avis “rare bird”

Words nearby rara avis

raptured, rapture of the deep, rapturous, raptus, RAR, rara avis, rare, rarebit, rare book, rare earth, rare-earth element
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British Dictionary definitions for rara avis

rara avis
/ (ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs) /

noun plural rarae aves (ˈrɛəriː ˈeɪviːz)

an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing

Word Origin for rara avis

Latin: rare bird
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