rare bird
An unusual or exceptional person or thingAn unusual or exceptional person or thing.
» A real friend is like a rare bird.
Верный друг — редкая птица.
Вірний друг — рідкісний птах.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively)An unusual or exceptional person or thing.
a rare or unique person
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rare, bird.
Examples
7 sentencesA real friend is like a rare bird.
Вірний друг — рідкісний птах. — aandrusiak
ruВерный друг — редкая птица. — Olya
On this island there are several rare birds and plants.
ruНа этом острове много редких птиц и растений. — marafon
deAuf dieser Insel gibt es mehrere seltene Vögel und Pflanzen. — Ioan_Cristian
Leo managed to capture the rare bird with his high-quality camera.
In these times, love is the rare bird!
Ziri spotted rare birds during his hike.
Origin
Calque of Latin rāra avis, part of a commonly quoted line from Juvenal's Satire VI: rara aCalque of Latin rāra avis, part of a commonly quoted line from Juvenal's Satire VI: rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan").
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Forms
plural: rare birds| Singular | rare bird |
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