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Canal du Midi
canaliculus
canalize
Canandaigua
canapé
canard
Canaries
Canaries Current
canary
canary creeper
canary grass
Canary Islands
canary yellow
canasta
Canaveral, Cape
Canberra
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canary

ca·nar·y [ kə nérree ] (plural ca·nar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. birds yellow finch: a small yellow songbird of the finch family that has been domesticated as a pet and as a show bird. Native to: Canary Islands and adjacent islands.  Latin name Serinus canarius.

2. wine wine: a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira

3. colors 
Same as  canary yellow


[Late 16th century. < French Canarie, chief island of the Canary Islands < Latin Canaria Insula "Isle of Dogs," from the large dogs that inhabited it in Roman times]

ca·nar·y adjective
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