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Meanings of canary in English

Catalan
espieta
Spanish
malsín

Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.

      espieta
      Portuguese
      canário
      Catalan
      canari

      Any of several small Old World finches.

            canário

            Having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow.

                  Related terms

                  A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge.

                        Usage of canary in English
                        1
                        A canary is one of the most sensitive creatures in the world.
                        Friends and Helpers
                        2
                        They overhauled the first wagon from the canary car and passed it.
                        The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahea...
                        3
                        Ian Campbell Gold is a canary in the mine for financial markets.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Poppy's canary in the window, in a cage hung with yellow gauze.
                        The Divine Fire
                        5
                        To Maria it sounded as meaningless as the trill of a canary-bird.
                        By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
                        6
                        Alice and Peggy ran home and Peggy explained breathlessly about the canary.
                        Peggy in Her Blue Frock
                        7
                        A gilt cage hung in the doorway, with a canary, singing beautifully.
                        One of Ours
                        8
                        A brown thrush sped through the air, close by the timid canary.
                        The Hollow of Her Hand
                        9
                        She put her hands to her temples and concentrated on the canary.
                        The Forest Monster of Oz
                        10
                        Even the rougher element would as soon think of hissing a canary.
                        Miss Dexie / A Romance of the Provinces
                        11
                        She ate nothing, and scarcely touched the canary I poured for her.
                        To Have and to Hold
                        12
                        They were wearing ski masks, one red, one blue, and one canary-yellow.
                        Finders Keepers
                        13
                        Sometimes, when he was alone, he spoke out loud to the canary.
                        Acts of faith
                        14
                        Yesterday, she had forgotten to give the canary fresh water to drink.
                        The Path of Life
                        15
                        You can put third-party canary software on the network to detect breaches.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        Seems like I can see a canary feather sticking to your mustache.
                        The Silver Horde
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                        Translations for canary
                        Portuguese
                        canário
                        Canary through the time
                        Canary across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
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                        United States of America
                        Common