bird of ill omen

Meanings

nounbird of ill omen (plural birds of ill omen)

nounA person who brings bad news.

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Also see

- presumably from Ancient Roman augury

Catalan ocell de mal averany

Finnish pahanilmanlintu

French oiseau de mauvais augure, oiseau de malheur

German Unheilsbote

Hungarian vészmadár

Irish éan mí-áidh

Italian uccellaccio

Polish posłaniec złych wieści

Spanish pájaro de mal agüero, agorero

Turkish felaket tellalı, kuzguncu

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