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bird of ill omen

bird of ill omen noun: a person who brings bad news.

Noun

bird of ill omen (plural birds of ill omen)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who brings bad news.

Synonyms of bird of ill omen

Forms of bird of ill omen

pluralbirds of ill omen

Origin of bird of ill omen

- presumably from Ancient Roman augury

Questions about bird of ill omen

What does bird of ill omen mean?
Bird of ill omen means a person who brings bad news.
What part of speech is bird of ill omen?
Bird of ill omen is a noun.
What is the plural of bird of ill omen?
The plural of bird of ill omen is birds of ill omen.

Words near bird of ill omen in the dictionary

  1. bird in the hand
  2. bird ingestion
  3. bird ingestions
  4. bird nest
  5. bird nests
  6. bird of ill omen
  7. bird of Jove
  8. bird of Juno
  9. bird of one's own brain
  10. bird of paradise
  11. bird of passage

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