rara avis
[ rair-uh ey-vis; Latin rah-rah ah-wis ]
/ ˈrɛər ə ˈeɪ vɪs; Latin ˈrɑ rɑ ˈɑ wɪs /
noun, plural ra·rae a·ves [rair-ee ey-veez; Latin rah-rahy ah-wes] /ˈrɛər i ˈeɪ viz; Latin ˈrɑ raɪ ˈɑ wɛs/.
a rare person or thing; rarity.
Origin of rara avis
First recorded in 1600–10,
rara avis is from the Latin word
rāra avis rare bird
Words nearby rara avis
rapture of the deep,
raptured,
rapturous,
raptus,
rar,
rara avis,
rare,
rare bird, a,
rare book,
rare earth,
rare gas
British Dictionary definitions for rara avis
rara avis
/ (ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs) /
noun plural rarae aves (ˈrɛəriː ˈeɪviːz)
an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing
Word Origin for rara avis
Latin: rare bird