canaries Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
    Canary Islands.
  2. noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
    sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitch; snitcher.
  3. noun a female singer
    canary.
  4. noun a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
    canary; canary yellow.
  5. noun any of several small Old World finches
    canary bird; canary.

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