Library / English Dictionary

CANARY BIRD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several small Old World finches

Synonyms:

canary; canary bird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("canary bird" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "canary bird"):

common canary; Serinus canaria (native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song)

Holonyms ("canary bird" is a member of...):

genus Serinus; Serinus (Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins)

Credits