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climate canary

noun

a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems, reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines

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Nearby words

climacteric, climactic, climant, climatal, climate, climate canary, climate change, climate control, climate denial, climate denier, climatic
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