rare bird

noun

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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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  • That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The cryptocurrency is now the eighth (most valuable) wonder of the financial world — beating out silver.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of wonder
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  • Editor’s picks Preston, a child prodigy, was introduced to the church and gospel music by his mother.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • He has been featured on the popular Collegiate Chess Podcast and in The New Yorker talking about his match against chess prodigy Tani Adewumi.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of prodigy
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  • Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Among my reflections from the rig: This is a technological marvel.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of marvel
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