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Canary bird
Ca-na′ry birdˊ
.(Zool.)
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
. Canary bird flower
(Bot.)
, a climbing plant (
Tropæolum peregrinum
) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; – called also canary vine
.