Lexicon:Rara avis in mara, maro
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| Citation: | rara avis in mara, maro |
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| Language: | Latin |
| References: | Desolation Island, page 75 |
| Meaning: | a rare bird at sea |
Notes:
Should be mare; reflects rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno, 'a rare bird on earth, just like the black swan', from Juvenal, Satires VI.
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