canary
canary
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a cage bird and has been bred in a variety of colours, especially bright yellow
丝雀，金丝雀 - Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, especially the island canary (S. canaria), which is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and from which the domestic canary was developed
丝雀属，燕雀科：数种，尤指原产于加那利群岛，亚速尔群岛及马德拉群岛的卡纳利岛金丝雀（拉丁名S．canaria），家养金丝雀由此繁衍而来 - (亦作 canary yellow)[mass noun]a bright yellow colour resembling the plumage of a canary
鲜黄色 - (亦作 canary wine)[mass noun](historical)a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira
(史)加那利甜酒（类似马德拉白葡萄酒）
- late 16th cent.: from French canari, from Spanish canario 'canary' or 'person from the Canary Islands' (see Canary Islands)
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