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raræ aves

Syllables: ra·ræ avesUK/ˌɹɑːɹiː ˈeɪviːs/US/ˌɹɑɹi ˈeɪvis/

raræ aves is the plural of rara avis.

Meaning of rara avis

Noun

rara avis (plural rara avises or rarae aves or (obsolete) raræ aves)

  1. A rare species or type of bird.
    • Ramsay flung open the door. "Lord Fred—damn it we are all in the lurch!", he exclaimed, […] "my rara avises have taken wing and flown off." / "What were they actually, Ramsay?" asked Newbank. / "Two black swans," replied he—"the finest creatures ever were beheld, except another of the kind that is...1825, Henrietta Rouviere Mosse, chapter III, in A Father’s Love and a Woman’s Friendship; or, The Widow and Her Daughters. […], volume V, London: […] [J. Darling] for A. K. Newman and Co. […], →OCLC...
  2. (figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.
    • That Parsons girl is quite the rara avis if you ask me.

Origin of raræ aves

See rarae aves.

Questions about raræ aves

What is raræ aves the plural of?
Raræ aves is the plural of rara avis.
How do you pronounce raræ aves?
Raræ aves is pronounced /ˌɹɑːɹiː ˈeɪviːs/ (UK).

Words near raræ aves in the dictionary

  1. rarowcun
  2. RARP
  3. rars
  4. rart
  5. rarted
  6. raræ aves
  7. ras
  8. Ras al Khaimah
  9. Ras al-Khaimah
  10. Ras al-Khayma
  11. Ras Algethi

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