canary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ca·nar·y /kəˈneəri $ -ˈneri/ noun (plural canaries) [countable] HBHDHPa small yellow bird that people often keep as a pet 金丝雀
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canary• But canaries are idiots of smell and wizards of hearing and love.• He keeps canaries, diamond doves and a pair of quails.• Porches are enclosed with metal bars, like canary cages.• Here, for instance, were hand-sized wolves, with the wings of canaries.• In the war my Grannie's canaries were blown through the window and on to the street.• Glancing up, I saw a beautiful yellow bird perched on a telegraph wire, looking like a prize long-tailed canary.• When the canaries stopped singing, the miners knew it was time to get out of there.Origin canary (1500-1600) Canary Islands, islands in the Atlantic ocean where the bird comes fromca·nar·y nounChineseSyllable
a bird yellow small often that Corpus people
canary
ca‧nar‧y /kəˈneəri $ -ˈneri/
noun (plural canaries) [countable]
ca‧nar‧y /kəˈneəri $ -ˈneri/
noun (plural canaries) [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Canary Islands, islands in the Atlantic ocean where the bird comes from
a small yellow bird that people often keep as a pet
Origin: Canary Islands, islands in the Atlantic ocean where the bird comes from
