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black swan
Noun
figuratively
also
attributive
Japanese Meaning
オーストラリア産の羽が黒い白鳥(Cygnus atratus)。 / 比喩として、存在しないと思われたが、後に実例が発見されるような、極めて稀な出来事や現象。
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Cygnus atratus, an Australian swan whose feathers are black. / (figuratively) Something believed impossible or not to exist, of which an example is subsequently found.
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black swan
A solitary black swan glided across the lake at dawn, its crimson beak reflecting in the water.
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A solitary black swan glided across the lake at dawn, its crimson beak reflecting in the water.
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