SINCE 1828
rara avis
noun
ra·ra avis
| \ ˌrer-ə-ˈā-vəs,
ˌrär-ə-ˈä-wəs\
ˌrär-ə-ˈä-wəs\
plural rara avises\ ˌrer-ə-ˈā-və-səz
\
or rarae aves\ ˌrär-ˌī-ˈä-ˌwās
\
\
or rarae aves\ ˌrär-ˌī-ˈä-ˌwās
\
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