rare bird

1. 1.

   a rare or unique person

   Synonymsrara avis

   Broaderperson

Questions about rare bird

What does rare bird mean?

rare bird means "a rare or unique person".

What is another word for rare bird?

Close synonyms include rara avis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rare bird a common word?

rare bird is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.