rara avis

Etymology
. The synonym is attested earlier. The term is a quotation from Satire VI (written late 1st century – early 2nd century ) of the Roman poet : “Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno [a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan]!”.

The form  is a.

Noun

 * 1) A rare species or type of bird.
 * 2)  A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.
 * 1)  A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.
 * 1)  A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.

Translations

 * Finnish: harvinainen lintulaji
 * Serbo-Croatian: rijetka ptica, retka ptica


 * Afrikaans:
 * Dutch: rare vogel, vreemde vogel, vreemde eend
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: outo lintu
 * French: ,
 * German: seltener Vogel,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: rara avis, mosca bianca
 * Macedonian: ре́тка пти́ца
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ave rara,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: pájaro raro, mirlo blanco
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: bulunmaz Hint kumaşı
 * Welsh: aderyn prin, peth prin

Etymology
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