|ra(a)rəˈāvə̇s, |rärəˈäwə̇s noun
( plural rara avises -ə̇sə̇z ; or ra·rae aves |räˌrīˈäˌwās)
Etymology: Latin, rare bird
: a rare person or thing : rarity
that rara avis of politics, a disinterested man — Atlantic
|ra(a)rəˈāvə̇s, |rärəˈäwə̇s noun
( plural rara avises -ə̇sə̇z ; or ra·rae aves |räˌrīˈäˌwās)
Etymology: Latin, rare bird
: a rare person or thing : rarity
that rara avis of politics, a disinterested man — Atlantic
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012