rara avis
a rare person or thing; rarity.
Origin of rara avis
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How to use rara avis in a sentence
The Goldfinch proves Tartt to be a rara avis; her own species, willingly chained to her demanding muse.
He is that rara avis, the politician who writes his own books.
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 TatlowThe words "very scanty" are used most advisedly, for in very truth the American historian is a rara avis.
He has talent and is a true littrateur,—a rara avis, to whom we must give a cage larger than Havre.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave Flaubert
When we come to so-called civil matters, the lady who does not know and exercise her legal privileges is indeed a rara avis.
The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott ParryNow this Mrs. Fitzsnob is not a rara avis, but is frequently met with.
Bohemian Society | Lydia Leavitt
British Dictionary definitions for rara avis
/ (ˈrɛərə ˈeɪvɪs) /
an unusual, uncommon, or exceptional person or thing
Origin of rara avis
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