rare bird

a rare bird

A person or thing that is very unusual, especially due to a combination of typically incompatible features. Their latest model is a rare bird indeed, a spacious hatchback that still feels premium and elegant in its design. The film is a rare bird—funny, crass, and yet more emotionally powerful than anything I've seen all year.

rare bird

an exceptional person or thing; a rarity.

The English expression is a literal translation of the Latin rara avis .

2005 Apollo Magazine Joseph Southall is that rare bird, an Arts and Crafts painter.

rare bird

n. an unusual person; a person with rare talents or abilities. An interesting kind of rare bird is the man who can take long vacations and still make money.

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An unusual phenomenon or person. The term is a translation from Juvenal’s Satires (ca. a.d. 120), in which, speaking of chastity, he writes, “Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno” (A bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan). The term was soon being applied to other rare phenomena, often as sarcastically as Juvenal had used it, as, for example, for “an honest lawyer” (John Wesley, Journal, 1764).

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释义	rare bird a rare bird A person or thing that is very unusual, especially due to a combination of typically incompatible features. Their latest model is a rare bird indeed, a spacious hatchback that still feels premium and elegant in its design. The film is a rare bird—funny, crass, and yet more emotionally powerful than anything I've seen all year. See also: bird, rare Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rare bird an exceptional person or thing; a rarity. The English expression is a literal translation of the Latin rara avis . 2005 Apollo Magazine Joseph Southall is that rare bird, an Arts and Crafts painter. See also: bird, rare Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary rare bird n. an unusual person; a person with rare talents or abilities. An interesting kind of rare bird is the man who can take long vacations and still make money. See also: bird, rare McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions rare bird, a An unusual phenomenon or person. The term is a translation from Juvenal’s Satires (ca. a.d. 120), in which, speaking of chastity, he writes, “Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno” (A bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan). The term was soon being applied to other rare phenomena, often as sarcastically as Juvenal had used it, as, for example, for “an honest lawyer” (John Wesley, Journal, 1764). See also: rare The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a rare bird rare bird, a odd bird do bird give (one) the bird give someone the bird shoot (one) the bird flip (one) the bird flip someone the bird flip/give/shoot somebody the bird References in periodicals archive A very rare bird in Wales and one I really wanted to see. Bird NOTES RARE BIRD: The new Mazda MX-5 Phoenix, latest version of the world's best-selling roadster launched in 1989, is being limited to a production run of only 1,200 vehicles Phoenix rises with exclusive new MX-5 The rare bird was taken off him and will now be offered to a museum. BIRD BRAIN IS EASY PREY FOR COPS; He put phone number on ad WHAT a fantastic week it has been if your interest is rare birds. A flood of good birds have been recorded,mainly a result of the continuing easterly winds. Bird watch Another rare bird has had twitchers flocking to the north of Scotland. LIFE'S A TWITCH; EVEN RARER NOW: BIRDWATCHERS STUNNED AS HAWK SWOOPS ON TINY PREY It makes me wonder how many rare birds don 't get spotted. Yankee sparrow hitches boat ride to Wirral; Hundreds of twitchers expected this weekend The 34-year-old who runs Birdline Scotland, a company devoted to giving birdwatchers the most up-to-date information about rare birds, said missing the bird was ``a bit depressing''. 700-mile journey to miss rare bird 5A RARE bird was continuing to attract birdwatchers from all over the country to a north Wales beach yesterday. Rare bird puts on a show for twitchers Red Kites are being re-introduced to the county as part of a national initiative to restore populations of this rare bird. Rare bird makes comeback At one point last Sunday afternoon as many as 185 bird watchers were seen at Black Rock Sands, near Porthmadog, hoping to photograph the rare bird - last seen in the UK in East Sussex - that normally breeds in the High Arctic. Twitchers flock for rare gull sighting ANOTHER rare bird has been spotted in North Wales which should have long since flown to escape the cold winter months. Rare winter visitor mobbed on beach; Gulls give short shrift to out-of-season migrant But they were disappointed as it is thought the rare bird may have already moved on. Rare bird moves on The Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini), a rare bird on the brink of extinction, has been spotted again this year on the Taiwan-held Matsu Islands -- its original habitat -- researchers said Friday. Rare bird spotted on Taiwan's Matsu Islands Cuevas, and part of the simply outstanding 'Tiny Thinkers' series from Rare Bird Books, "Carl Went To The Library: The Inspiration of a Young Carl Sagan" is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections! Carl Went To The Library The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List -- a compendium of species facing extinction -- has placed the black-necked stork, a very rare bird species in Asia, as near threatened. Three rare black-necked storks hatch in Cambodia
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