hen's tooth

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hen's tooth

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Example of a jocularly non-existent phenomenon, as many birds lack any teeth (having developed a bill instead). Compare horsefeathers and when pigs fly.

noun hen's teeth · hens' teeth

idiomatic Anything not naturally occurring. as rare as a hen's tooth
Similar: rocking horse shit, black swan, hen's tooth, lightning in a bottle, one in a million, rara avis, rare bird, rarity, unicorn

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noun something rare or hard to find

Русский	пти́чье молоко́ ptíčʹje molokó

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@misc{hen_s_tooth_2026,
  title = {hen's tooth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hen's%20tooth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}