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Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
  2. a. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
  3. n. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
  4. n. A canary bird.
  5. n. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
  6. n. A quick and lively dance.
  7. v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
  8. adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
  9. n. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
  10. n. a female singer
  11. n. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
  12. n. any of several small Old World finches