rara avis

noun

ra·ra avis | \ ˌrer-ə-ˈā-vəs

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, ˌrär-ə-ˈä-wəs\

plural rara avises\ ˌrer-ə-ˈā-və-səz

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\ or rarae aves\ ˌrär-ˌī-ˈä-ˌwās

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: rarity sense 2

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