rara avis
/ˌrɛːrə ˈeɪvɪs
/ /ˌrɑːrə ˈavɪs /noun (plural rarae aves /-riː/ /-viːz/)
Another term for rare bird.Pull it all together and you will have a rara avis to add zest to your party....
- Heller is both a poet and critic, that well-plumed rara avis who flies effortlessly between poetry and criticism and adroitly links their dual legacies.
- The author of some noteworthy ones, George Caleb Bingham, was himself a rara avis: a professional painter who was also a political candidate.
Synonyms
rarity, rare person/thing, rare bird, wonder, marvel, nonpareil, nonesuch, one of a kind, find;
anomaly, curiosity, oddity, aberration, freak
British informal one-off, oner
Origin
Latin.