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- n. A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
- n. idiomatic Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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Things to do with animals
Human-animal interaction
sterile insect te..., chicken eyeglasses, cow magnet, queen excluder, cadaver dog, worm fiddling, worm grunting, worm charming, ox-head battery, trout tickling, chicken hypnotism, Enviropig and 30 more...
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X's Y, where X is not somebody's name
Somebody must already have a list like this. But I'm bored, so I'm going to start my own.
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