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canary noun

  /kəˈnɛəɹi/
  • (countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
 kanarialintu, Kanarian viini
  • A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
  • Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
  • (informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
 kanarialintu
  • A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
 kanariankeltainen
  • Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
 koe-eläin
  • (slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
 vasikka

canary verb

  /kəˈnɛəɹi/
  • (slang) To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
 vasikoida

canary adjective

  /kəˈnɛəɹi/
  • Of a light yellow colour.
 kanariankeltainen
Canary Islands
Kanariansaaret
canary grass
kanarianhelpi
canary in a coal mine
kaivoksen kanarialintu
canary seed
kanariansiemen
Island Canary
kanarianhemppo
white-throated canary
tyräkkihemppo
Canary-winged Parakeet
guayananaratti
cape canary
harmaaniskahemppo
Black-faced Canary
mustanaamiohemppo
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