'Canary finch' definitions:
Definition of 'Canary finch'
From: GCIDE
- Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. Finches (f[i^]nch"[e^]z). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zool.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillid[ae]. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Bramble finch. See Brambling.
- Canary finch, the canary bird.
- Copper finch. See Chaffinch.
- Diamond finch. See under Diamond.
- Finch falcon (Zool.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax.
- To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'canary finch'
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]