bird of ill omen

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bird of ill omen

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- presumably from Ancient Roman augury

noun birds of ill omen

  1. idiomatic A person who brings bad news.

    Similar: bearer of bad news

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noun a person who brings bad news

Españolpájaro de mal agüero, agorero
Françaisoiseau de mauvais augure, oiseau de malheur
DeutschUnheilsbote
Italianouccellaccio

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@misc{bird_of_ill_omen_2026,
  title = {bird of ill omen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bird%20of%20ill%20omen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}