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miners' canaries

miners' canaries is the plural of miners' canary.

Meaning of miners' canary

Noun

miners' canary (plural miners' canaries)

  1. A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
  2. (idiomatic) Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.

Questions about miners' canaries

What is miners' canaries the plural of?
Miners' canaries is the plural of miners' canary.

Words near miners' canaries in the dictionary

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  10. Minerva
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