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Canary bird
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What's The Definition Of Canary bird?
[n] any of several small Old World finches
Synonyms | Synonyms for Canary bird: canary Related Terms | Find terms related to Canary bird: See Also | common canary | finch | genus Serinus | Serinus | Serinus canaria Canary bird In Webster's Dictionary \Ca*na"ry bird`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus
Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to
Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It
generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail
greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray
or brown color. It is sometimes called {canary finch}.
{Canary bird flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Trop[ae]olum
peregrinum}) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form;
-- called also {canary vine}.
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