English Explanatory Dictionary

climate canary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.

Word forms

climate canary climate canaries

Etymology

Derived from miner's canary.

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