单词 | mule canary |
释义 | > as lemmasmule canary mule canary n. now rare a hybrid between a canary and another finch, esp. a goldfinch. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Serinus > serinus canaria (canary) > cross between canary and another finch mule bird1768 mule canary1853 1853 Househ. Words 14 May 248/2 [Men] are ashamed themselves to indulge in ‘lop-ears’, ‘mule-canaries’, and other domestic juvenile pets. 1908 N.E.D. at Muling The breeding of mule canaries. < as lemmas |
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