The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Canary bird flower (Bot.), a climbing plant ( Trop[ae]olum peregrinum) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also canary vine.
WordNet
n. any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary]
Usage examples of "canary bird".
Among them I remember a double set of pigs' trotters, a huge pin-cushion, half a bushel or so of apples, a pair of jet earrings, some Spanish onions, a box of dominoes, a canary bird and cage, and a leg of pickled pork.
Georgiana would chatter nonsense to her canary bird by the hour, and take no notice of me.
That and an overactive imagination and the fact that you dont eat enough to keep my wifes canary bird alive.