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
  • 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
  • Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.
    — Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020
Definition of rara avis
Noun
  • There’s a whole lot of one-take wonders going on on those sets.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • For Abhinavagupta, this temporary freedom from the individual self helped explain why beauty, awe and wonder could become spiritually transformative.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of wonder
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  • Dix was a baseball prodigy too cocky and flashy for his own good who now coasts through life on his long-ago heroics coupled with charm and an undeserved diet of luck.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • One focuses on Ted as a teenage prodigy attending Harvard in the 1950s who becomes the unwitting victim of abusive experiments by his psychology professor, Henry Murray (Russell Crowe).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of prodigy
Noun
  • Tucked away in Clegern Place—a historical neighborhood in Edmond, Oklahoma—this 1950s mid-century marvel has been revamped to accommodate families.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One of London's most famous landmarks is an engineering marvel that was once the tallest skyscraper in Britain.
    — David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvel
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