[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

canary bird \cana"ry bird`\ zool.
   a small singing bird of the finch family serinus
   canarius, a native of the canary islands. it was brought to
   europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. it
   generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail
   greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray
   or brown color. it is sometimes called canary finch.
   1913 webster

   canary bird flower bot., a climbing plant tropaeolum
      peregrinum with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form;
      -- called also canary vine.
      1913 webster
see also:
serinus canarius canary finch canary bird flower tropaeolum peregrinum canary vine 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finch \finch\ fi^nch, n.; pl. finches fi^nch"e^z.
   as. finc; akin to d. vink, ohg. fincho, g. fink; cf. w. pinc
   a finch; also e. spink. zool.
   a small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
   the family fringillidae.
   1913 webster

   note: the word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
         goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
         1913 webster

   bramble finch. see brambling.

   canary finch, the canary bird.

   copper finch. see chaffinch.

   diamond finch. see under diamond.

   finch falcon zool., one of several very small east indian
      falcons of the genus hierax.

   to pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
      person. obs. "privily a finch eke could he pull."
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster
see also:
finches fringillidae bramble finch brambling canary finch copper finch 
chaffinch diamond finch diamond finch falcon hierax 
to pull a finch 

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Canary, definition of term: Canary
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Finch >> F Words
Finch, definition of term: Finch
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Purple Finch >> P Words
Purple Finch, definition of term: Purple Finch
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