rara avis
Spanish, noun/ˌraɾa ˈabis/
rara avis is a Spanish noun meaning “rara avis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rara avis mean in English?
noun
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rara avis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Persona o cosa conceptuada como singular excepción de una regla cualquiera.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce rara avis?
- /ˌraɾa ˈabis/
- [ˌra.ɾa ˈa.β̞is]
- [ˈraɾa ˈaβ̞is]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.