'Canary bird' definitions:
Definition of 'canary bird'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary, canary bird]
Definition of 'Canary bird'
From: GCIDE
- Canary bird \Ca*na"ry bird`\ (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. [1913 Webster]
- Canary bird flower (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Trop[ae]olum peregrinum}) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also canary vine. [1913 Webster]