单词 | canary |
释义 | canary /keuh nair"ee/, n. , pl. canaries, adj. n. 1. any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria (common canary), native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow. 2. Also called canary yellow. a light, clear yellow color. 3. Slang. informer (def. 1). 4. Slang. a female singer, esp. with a dance band. 5. a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands, resembling sherry. 6. a yellow diamond. adj. 7. having the color canary. [1585-95; < Sp (Isla) Canaria < L Canaria (insula) Dog (Island), equiv. to can(is) dog + -aria, fem. of -arius -ARY] |
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