canary : Idioms & Phrases

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canary bird

  • noun any of several small Old World finches
    canary.
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Ca*na"ry bird`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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. and canary.
Webster 1913

canary creeper

  • noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
    canarybird flower; Tropaeolum peregrinum; canarybird vine.
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Canary grass

  • noun Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
    birdseed grass; Phalaris canariensis.
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  • a grass of the genus Phalaris (P. Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
Webster 1913

canary island hare's foot fern

  • noun fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
    Davallia canariensis.
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canary islands

  • noun a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
    Canaries.
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canary seed

  • noun a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
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Canary stone

  • (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
Webster 1913

Canary vine

  • . See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird.
Webster 1913

canary whitewood

  • noun tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
    yellow poplar; tulip tree; Liriodendron tulipifera; tulip poplar.
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canary wine

  • noun a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
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Canary wood

  • the beautiful wood of the trees Persea Indica and P. Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Webster 1913

canary yellow

  • noun a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
    canary.
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canary-yellow

  • adjective satellite having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
    canary.
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common canary

  • noun native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
    Serinus canaria.
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Reed canary grass

  • noun perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
    ribbon grass; lady's laces; Phalaris arundinacea; gardener's garters.
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  • (Bot.), a tall wild grass (Phalaris arundinacea).
Webster 1913

sea canary

Sea" ca*na"ry
Etymology
So called from a whistling sound which it makes.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The beluga, or white whale.
Webster 1913

toowomba canary grass

  • noun perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
    Phalaris tuberosa; hardinggrass; Phalaris aquatica; Harding grass.
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