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Rara avis

Rara avis logo #10101) Curiosity 2) One in a million 3) Oner 4) Singular find 5) Uncommon creature 6) Uncommon sort 7) Uncommon thing 8) Unusual one
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Rara Avis

Rara Avis logo #21217Rara avis is Latin for A rare bird
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rara avis

rara avis logo #21009rara avis Rare bird. An unusual or exceptional person or thing; someone out of the ordinary. It was first used figuratively by the Roman satirist Juvenal. Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno. 'A bird rarely seen on earth, and very like a black swan.' Juvenal chose a black swan for his comparison because the Romans had no idea that black...
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