"weather-prophet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: weather-prophets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} weather-prophet (plural weather-prophets)
  1. A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge.
    Sense id: en-weather-prophet-en-noun-ke5Fu-jr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. An animal whose behaviour is an indication of coming weather, especially change of season.
    Sense id: en-weather-prophet-en-noun-0IZ-biET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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