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canary
canarya yellow songbird native to the Canary Islands; a stool pigeon, informer: The traitor sang like a canary.
Not to be confused with:cannery – a place where food is canned: The cannery produced several thousand cans of food a day.ca·nar·y C0060600 (kə-nâr′ē)n. pl. ca·nar·ies 1. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.2. Slang a. A woman singer.b. An informer; a stool pigeon.3. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.4. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.
[French canari, from Spanish canario, of the Canary Islands, from (Islas) Canarias, Canary (Islands), from Late Latin Canāriae (Īnsulae), (islands) of dogs, from Latin canārius, pertaining to dogs, canine, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]canary (kəˈnɛərɪ) n, pl -naries1. (Animals) a small finch, Serinus canaria, of the Canary Islands and Azores: a popular cagebird noted for its singing. Wild canaries are streaked yellow and brown, but most domestic breeds are pure yellow2. (Colours) See canary yellow3. history Austral a convict4. archaic a sweet wine from the Canary Islands similar to Madeira[C16: from Old Spanish canario of or from the Canary Islands]ca•nar•y (kəˈnɛər i)
n., pl. -nar•ies. 1. a small, sweetly singing greenish yellow finch, Serinus canaria, of the Canary Islands and vicinity, often a brilliant to pale yellow in varieties bred as cage birds. 2. a light, clear yellow color. 3. Slang. informer (def. 1). 4. a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands. [1585–95; < Sp (Isla)Canaria] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | canary - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policefink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneakbetrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money | | 2. | canary - a female singercolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsinger, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings | | 3. | canary - a moderate yellow with a greenish tingecanary yellowyellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | | 4. |  canary - any of several small Old World finchescanary birdfinch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seedsgenus Serinus, Serinus - Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serinscommon canary, Serinus canaria - native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song | | Adj. | 1. | canary - having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellowcanary-yellowchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
Translationscanary (kəˈneəri) – plural caˈnaries – noun a type of small, yellow, singing bird, kept as a pet. 金絲雀 金丝雀canary
canary in a coal mineSomething or someone who, due to sensitivity to his, her, or its surroundings, acts as an indicator and early warning of possible adverse conditions or danger. Refers to the former practice of taking caged canaries into coal mines. The birds would die if methane gas became present and thereby alert miners to the danger. Wildlife in disaster movies assumes the role of the canary in a coal mine, fleeing the scene when catastrophe is imminent. Unaware that he had been given the test drug, John was used as a canary in a coal mine to see its effects on the human mind.See also: canary, coal, minelook like the cat that ate the canary1. To appear smug and/or overly pleased with oneself to others, especially over something one has done, received, or accomplished. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that ate the canary.2. To have the appearance of guilt but attempt to hide behind an air of smugness or feigned nonchalance. When questioned on the use of campaign funds for his own personal pleasure, the senator looked like the cat that ate the canary.See also: ate, canary, cat, like, look, thatminer's canarySomething or someone who, due to sensitivity to his, her, or its surroundings, acts as an indicator and early warning of possible adverse conditions or danger. Refers to the former practice of taking caged canaries into coal mines—the birds would die if methane gas was present, thereby alerting miners to the danger. Wildlife in disaster movies always acts like the miner's canary, fleeing the scene when catastrophe is imminent. John was used as a miner's canary to see the test drug's effects on the human mind.See also: canarysing like a canaryTo inform against someone to the police or other authority about their criminal or illicit behavior. I heard Joey Malone has been singing like a canary in the hopes of getting his sentence reduced. Let's make sure he's sleeping with the fishes before he gets the chance!See also: canary, like, singlike the cat that got the creamObviously smug and/or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that got the cream.See also: cat, cream, like, thatlook like the cat that swallowed the canary1. To appear smug and/or overly pleased with oneself to others, especially over something one has done, received, or accomplished. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that swallowed the canary.2. To have the appearance of guilt but attempt to hide behind an air of smugness or feigned nonchalance. When questioned on the use of campaign funds for his own personal pleasure, the senator looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.See also: canary, cat, like, look, swallow, thatthe cat that swallowed the canarySomeone who is smugly pleased or self-satisfied. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that swallowed the canary. Look at those kids with their ice creams—the cats that swallowed the canaries!See also: canary, cat, swallow, thatthe cat that ate the canarySomeone who is smugly pleased or self-satisfied. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that ate the canary. Look at those kids with their ice creams—the cats that ate the canaries!See also: ate, canary, cat, thatlook like the cat that swallowed the canaryFig. to appear as if one had just had a great success. After the meeting John looked like the cat that swallowed the canary. I knew he must have been a success. Your presentation must have gone well. You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.See also: canary, cat, like, look, swallow, thatlook like the cat that ate the canaryAlso, look like the cat that swallowed the canary. Appear smug and self-satisfied. For example, After she hit her third winning shot, Jeannie looked like the cat that ate the canary. [Second half of 1800s] See also: ate, canary, cat, like, look, thatlike the cat that got the cream BRITISH or like the cat that ate the canary AMERICANIf someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they look satisfied and happy with themselves because they have been successful or done something they are proud of. `Thanks a million,' he repeats, grinning like the cat that got the cream. Jules stands at one end, looking like the cat that ate the canary.See also: cat, cream, like, thatcanary (kəˈnɛri)1. n. a female singer. The band had a cute canary who could really sing. 2. n. a capsule of Nembutal, a barbiturate. (Drugs. The capsule is yellow.) There are a couple of blues, which ought to do the same as canaries. 3. n. a police informer who sings to the police. (see also stool (pigeon).) Spike is no canary. He would never squeal on us. cat that swallowed the canary, (look) like theLook both smug and guilty. The analogy dates back to the mid-nineteenth century and was used by many writers, especially mystery writers (Dashiel Hammett among them), in the first half of the twentieth century.See also: cat, like, swallow, thatthe cat that ate the canaryHappy, often in a selfsatisfied way. Someone who was very pleased—and often smug—was compared to a house cat that figured out a way to liberate a pet bird from its cage and enjoy the aftermath.See also: ate, canary, cat, thatcanary
canary (kənâr`ē), common name for a familiar cage bird of the family Ploceidae (Old World finchfinch,
common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia.
..... Click the link for more information. family), descended from either the wild serin finch or from the very similar wild canary, Serinus canarius, of the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores and introduced into Europe in the late 15th or early 16th cent. The wild birds are usually gray or green; selective breeding has produced both plain and variegated birds, mostly yellow and buff but sometimes greenish. Germany is traditionally the center for training and breeding canaries; the Harz Mt. and the St. Andreasberg canaries originated there. The birds are trained to sing by exposure to other birds of superior ability or to musical instruments. The song of roller canaries is a series of "tours," a complex set of rolling trills delivered with the bill almost closed; choppers sing with the bill open. Canaries breed rapidly in captivity and with proper care may live to 15 years or more. Canaries are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Ploceidae.Canary (Serinus canaria), a bird of the family Fringillidae of the order Passeriformes. The canary has a body length measuring 12–14 cm. The male has a yellowish green back with dark streaks and a yellow breast and throat; the female’s plumage is greenish. The bird is widely distributed on the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Canary Islands (hence the name). It was brought to Europe and domesticated in the 16th century; it multiplies readily in captivity. Many varieties have been bred, differing in appearance and song; for this reason the birds are popular as pets, kept in cages. Similar to the canary is the serin (S. serinus), which is sometimes considered to be only a subspecies of canary. The serin is distributed in northwest Africa, in Asia Minor, on the Arabian Peninsula, and in Europe (except northern Europe). It lives in the USSR in the western European areas. The canary settles in gardens and parks, nesting in trees. The female lays three to five eggs and incubates them for 13 days. The bird feeds mainly on seeds. REFERENCELukina, E. V. Pevchie i tsvetnye kanareiki. Moscow, 1966.
canaryAn expression used in lieu of squawk in some countries. The prefixes sing and strangle are used in lieu of orders for putting the IFF (identification friend or foe) on and off, respectively.canary a small finch, Serinus canaria, of the Canary Islands and Azores: a popular cagebird noted for its singing. Wild canaries are streaked yellow and brown, but most domestic breeds are pure yellow CANARY
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canary
Related to canary: Domestic CanarySynonyms for canarynoun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policeSynonyms- fink
- snitch
- stool pigeon
- stoolie
- stoolpigeon
- sneaker
- snitcher
- sneak
Related Words- betrayer
- blabber
- informer
- squealer
- rat
noun a female singerRelated Words- colloquialism
- singer
- vocalist
- vocalizer
- vocaliser
noun a moderate yellow with a greenish tingeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any of several small Old World finchesSynonymsRelated Words- finch
- genus Serinus
- Serinus
- common canary
- Serinus canaria
adj having the color of a canarySynonymsRelated Words |