climate canary

noun

A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.

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Meanings

nounclimate canary (plural climate canaries)

plural climate canaries

  1. A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.

Origin

Derived from miner's canary.

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APA

climate canary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climate%20canary

MLA

“climate canary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climate%20canary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climate canary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climate%20canary.

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