English Explanatory Dictionary

miners' canary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.

Pronunciation

En-au-miners' canary.ogg

Word forms

miners' canary miners' canaries canary in a coal mine miner's canary

Related words

climate canary

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