nidus avis

[ ā′vĭs ]

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A deep depression on each side of the inferior surface of the cerebellum in which the cerebellar tonsil rests.nidus hirundinus

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

But as the old Avis ad goes, as No. 2, Oklahoma (with a solid 111 kills) tries harder.
Mary Fallin’s Killer Fiasco|Michelle Cottle|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Goldfinch proves Tartt to be a rara avis; her own species, willingly chained to her demanding muse.
Time Bandit: Donna Tartt’s “Goldfinch”|Liesl Schillinger|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Soon Westin, Expedia, Hotels.com, and Avis asked to be removed from CGBG.
Christian Group’s New Gay War|Michelle Goldberg|August 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Microsoft-Yahoo becomes a genuine Pepsi to Google's Coke, Burger King to their McDonalds, Avis to their Hertz.
Microsoft's Prison Yard Conquest|Douglas Rushkoff|July 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

He is that rara avis, the politician who writes his own books.
Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama|Christopher Buckley|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
En cette disette on eut avis de quelques racines que les Sauvages mangent au besoin, lesquelles sont bonnes comme Truffes.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
A railway general manager in Ireland was in those days, strange to say, something of a rara avis.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
"Maggie Woodhall got several stamps from Mexico," said Avis.
The Nicest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil
"It was all Cissie's fault that we lost our collections," said Avis.
The Nicest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil
"I wish she didn't take arithmetic, at any rate," groaned Avis.
The Nicest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil