rare bird

noun

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as in rara avis

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  1. rara avis
  2. wonder
  3. prodigy
  4. marvel
Noun
  • Holy rara avis, Batman!
    Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Definition of rara avis
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  • Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new discoveries about our ocean sparked wonder.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of wonder
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  • Since his beginnings as a prodigy, Hussain spent his early years collaborating with the greats of Indian music, including Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Shivkumar Sharma, before forming the Indian jazz fusion band Shakti, with jazz guitarist John McLaughlin, in 1973.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Zendaya plays a onetime tennis prodigy who now manages her husband, a stalled star player (Mike Faist).
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of prodigy
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  • In its heyday, Boley was a marvel of the Plains, a town built by and for Black people that attracted visitors and media attention from across the country.
    Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Frankenstein is uncannily relevant in a world grappling with AI, from the marvel of its creation to the fear of its domination.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of marvel
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