miner's canary

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Definition of miner's canary in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

miner's ca·na·ry

Turkish pronunciation

maynırz kıneri

Pronunciation

/ˈmīnərz kəˈnerē/ /ˈmaɪnɜrz kəˈnɛriː/