ultrarare
adjective
ul·tra·rare
ˌəl-trə-ˈrer 
variants
or ultra-rare
: extremely rare or uncommon
ultra-rare diseases
an ultrarare baseball card
reunited the band for an ultrarare appearance
The ultrarare Highland Scotch has been called the "crowning glory" in the … collection and comes in a hand-blown bottle, individually numbered in wax.—
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In 2021, an ultrarare variety of a popular exotic houseplant—a variegated Rhaphidaphora Tetrasperma—sold for more than $19,000 in a New Zealand web auction.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 28 Apr. 2023
That’s when surgeons infused a drug into her spine to fix the ultrarare genetic glitch that had vexed her nervous system since infancy.
—Erika Check Hayden Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
Brittanie Shey, Chron, 28 Apr. 2023
That’s when surgeons infused a drug into her spine to fix the ultrarare genetic glitch that had vexed her nervous system since infancy.
—Erika Check Hayden Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Ultrarare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrarare. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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