rara avis
nounEtymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin rāra avis (“rare bird”). The synonym rare bird is attested earlier. The term is a quotation from Satire VI (written late 1st century – early 2nd century C.E.) of the Roman poet Juvenal: “Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno [a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan]!”. The plural form rarae aves is a learned borrowing from Latin rārae avēs.
- learned borrowing from rārae avēs
Definitions
A rare species or type of bird.
A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing
A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.
- That Parsons girl is quite the rara avis if you ask me.
The neighborhood
- neighborrarissima avis
- neighborblack swan
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA