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canary

Main Entry:: ca·nary
Pronunciation:: \kə-ˈner-ē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural ca·nar·ies
Etymology:: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands
Date:: 1584

1: a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira2: a lively 16th century court dance3: a small finch (Serinus canarius syn. S. canaria) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer4slang : informer 2

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