Found 2 items, similar to canary bird.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: canary bird canary bird n : any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Canary bird Canary bird \Ca*na"ry bird`\ (Zo["o]l.) 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]