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canary

/kə'nɜri/

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noun
any of several small Old World finches
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canary bird

type of:
finch
noun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
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fink sneak sneaker snitch snitcher stool pigeon stoolie stoolpigeon

type of:
squealer rat informer blabber betrayer
noun
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
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canary yellow

type of:
yellow yellowness
adjective
having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
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canary-yellow chromatic
noun
a female singer
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type of:
vocaliser vocalizer singer vocalist

Usage of canary

"colloquialism"