英语词汇“canary-bird”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

canary-bird

释义

canary /kə-nāˈri/

noun

A songbird (finch) found in the Canary Islands, bright yellow in domestic breeds
A bright yellow colour (also canary yellow)
A light sweet wine from the Canary Islands
A lively dance said to have originated in the Canary Islands (often in pl)
An informer (slang)
A convict (obs Aust sl)
A guinea or sovereign (obs sl)

adjective

Canary-coloured, bright yellow

intransitive verb

canāˈry-bird noun

canāˈry-creeper noun

A S American climbing plant (Tropaeolum peregrinum or canariense), cultivated for its rapid growth and bright yellow flowers

canāˈry-grass noun

A grass (Phalaris canariensis) whose seed (canāˈry-seed) is used as bird seed

canāˈry-wood noun

The timber of two species of Persea or Laurus of the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira

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