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RARA (RAYR-uh)
Rara
Avis: a Latin phrase describing a rare or unique person or thing.
Common
clues:
____
avis; Avis adjective; Hard to find, to Horace; Uncommon, to
Cassius; Avis description?; Singular, to Caesar
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
4 times a year
News:
Steve
Martin: Rare Bird Alert
Video:
Rara Avis:
Costa Rica
From
the Latin Rara,
rare + Avis,
bird.
Examples
He
was, after all, that rara avis, a Jewish Catholic priest with a
wife and children. --Jeremy Sams, "Lorenzo the magnificent,"
Independent, May 16, 2000
"First
of all," Arthur said, "Jack is that rara avis among Ivy
League radicals, a birthright member of the proletariat."
--Charles McCarry, Lucky Bastard
Rara
avis. You'd have to go far and wide to find someone like that,
especially in these times. --Andrew Holleran, In September, the
Light Changes
RARA
(226) 153 Tu+ >1 06 ___ avis
7
We+ >1 05 Avis adjective
4
We >1 97 Hard to find, to Horace
4
Th- >1 06 Uncommon, to Cassius
4
We- NYT 88 —— avis
3
We- >1 05 Avis preceder
3
We- >1 08 Avis predecessor?
3
We CSy 00 ___ avis (nonpareil)
3
We- >1 97 ___avis
2
Th >1 99 -- avis
2
Th WSJ 00 Avis description?
2
Th- >1 08 Avis lead-in
2
Fr NYT 07 Singular, to Caesar
2
We CSy 00 ___ avis (one of a kind)
2
Tu >1 08 ___ avis (unusual one)
1
Sa NYT 84 "Ta-___-Boom-De-Ré"
1
We LAT 96 - avis
1
Th Rea 99 Avis adjective?
1
Sa NYT 96 Avis opener
1
Th WaP 01 Avis opening
1
Th NYT 02 Avis-like?
1
Sa NYT 99 Extraordinary, in a phrase
09
Haitian band music
1
We Tau 07 Haitian party music
1
Sa NYT 08 Hard to find in Latin?
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