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ca·nar·y  (k-nâr)

n. pl. ca·nar·ies

1. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.

2. Slang

a. A woman singer.

b. An informer; a stool pigeon.

3. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.

4. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.

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[French canari, from Spanish canario, of the Canary Islands, from (Islas) Canarias, Canary (Islands), from Late Latin Canriae (nsulae), (islands) of dogs, from Latin canrius, pertaining to dogs, canine, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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canary

Noun

pl -naries a small yellow songbird often kept as a pet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canary - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneak betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
	2.	canary - a female singer colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	3.	canary - a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge canary yellow yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
	4.	canary - any of several small Old World finches canary bird finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds genus Serinus, Serinus - Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins common canary, Serinus canaria - native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
Adj.	1.	canary - having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow canary-yellow chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

canary [kəˈnɛərɪ] n → canario

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canary [kəˈnɛərɪ] n → canari m, serin m

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canary [kəˈnɛərɪ] n → Kanarienvogel m

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canary [kəˈnɛərɪ] n → canarino

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canary

n canary [kəˈneəri]

a type of small, yellow, singing bird, kept as a pet. kanarie عُصْفور كَناري канарче kanár kanariefugl der Kanarienvogel καναρίνι canario kanaarilind قناری kanarialintu canari כָּנַרִית एक गाने वाला पक्षी kanarinac kanári burung kenari kanarífugl canarino カナリア 카나리아 kanarėlė kanārijputniņš kenari kanarie kanarifugl kanarek canário canar канарейка kanárik kanarček kanarinac kanariefågel นกขนาดเล็ก kanarya 金絲雀 канарка زرد رنگ گانے والا چھوٹا پرندہ chim hoàng yến 金丝雀