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rara avis

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ra·ra a·vis  (râr vs)
n. pl. ra·ra a·vis·es or ra·rae a·ves (râr vz)
A rare or unique person or thing.
[Latin rra avis : rra, feminine of rrus, rare + avis, bird.]
rara avis [ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs]
n pl rarae aves [ˈrɛəriː ˈeɪviːz]
an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing
[Latin: rare bird]
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Noun1.rara avis - a rare or unique person
rare bird
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
rara avis
noun oddity, one-off (informal), curiosity, anomaly, rarity, rare thing I persuaded this rara avis to tell his story.


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Whether people grow fat by joking, or whether there is something in fat itself which predisposes to a joke, I have never been quite able to determine; but certain it is that a lean joker is a rara avis in terris.
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