oiseau rare

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oiseau rare

\wa.zo ʁaʁ\

Where it comes from

Composé de oiseau et de rare, calque du latin rara avis dans les Satires par Juvénal : Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno.

noun oiseaux rares

figuratively Personne ou chose très recherchée. Le père et la mère cherchent l’oiseau rare, mâle ou femelle, dont la dot arrondira la fortune du fils ou de la fille.

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noun

In English

gem precious or highly valued thing or person
rara avis rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing

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@misc{oiseau_rare_2026,
  title = {oiseau rare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/oiseau%20rare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}