CANARY BIRD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does canary bird mean? 

• CANARY BIRD (noun)
  The noun CANARY BIRD has 1 sense:

1. any of several small Old World finches

  Familiarity information: CANARY BIRD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANARY BIRD (noun)

Meaning:

Any of several small Old World finches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

canary bird; canary

Hypernyms ("canary bird" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "canary bird"):

common canary; Serinus canaria (native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song)

Holonyms ("canary bird" is a member of...):

genus Serinus; Serinus (Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins)