canary bird
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- any of several small Old World finchesSynonyms: canarycanary bird
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Canary bird \Ca*na"ry bird`\ (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Canary bird flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Trop[ae]olum peregrinum) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also canary vine. [1913 Webster]