"climate canary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: climate canaries [plural]
Etymology: Similar to the miner's canary, from which the term is derived. Head templates: {{en-noun}} climate canary (plural climate canaries)
  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. Categories (topical): Climate change Hypernyms: bioindicator

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