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ALL meanings of climate canary

cli·mate ca·nar·y
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  • noun climate canary a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems, reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines 3
  • noun climate canary 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. 0
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