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rara avis
ra·ra a·vis [ rérrə áyviss, rérrə ávvəss ] (plural ra·rae a·ves [ rèrree áy vz ] or ra·ra a·vis·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
something rare: somebody or something that is rarely encountered
[From Latin, literally "rare bird"]
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