[kuh-nair-ee] 
noun, plural -nar⋅ies, adjective | 1. | any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria (common canary), native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow. |
| 2. | Also called canary yellow. a light, clear yellow color. |
| 3. | Slang. informer (def. 1). |
| 4. | Slang. a female singer, esp. with a dance band. |
| 5. | a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands, resembling sherry. |
| 6. | a yellow diamond. |
| 7. | having the color canary. |
| a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic Ocean, near the NW coast of Africa, comprising two provinces of Spain. 1,138,801; 2894 sq. mi. (7495 sq. km). |
| ca·nar·y (kə-nâr'ē) n. pl. ca·nar·ies
[French canari, from Spanish canario, of the Canary Islands, from (Islas) Canarias, Canary (Islands), from Late Latin Canāriae (Īnsulae), (islands) of dogs, from Latin canārius, pertaining to dogs, canine, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.] |
canary
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