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rara avis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rara avis /ˌrɛːrə ˈeɪvɪs, ˌrɑːrə ˈavɪs/

▶noun (pl. rarae aves /-riː, -viːz/) another term for rare bird.

– origin from L.

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