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| ca·nar·y [ kə nérree ] (plural ca·nar·ies) |
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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.
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2. wine wine: a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira
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3. colors
Same as canary yellow
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| [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] |
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  ca·nar·y adjective |
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