canary bird
Webster Dictionary
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
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canary
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds
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canary
Webster Dictionary
a canary bird
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canary
Webster Dictionary
a pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird
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common canary
(common canary, Serinus canaria)
Princeton's WordNet
native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
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serinus canaria
(common canary, Serinus canaria)
Princeton's WordNet
native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
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nasturtium
Webster Dictionary
any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads
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mallophaga
Webster Dictionary
an extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird
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bird's-eye
Webster Dictionary
marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple
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decoy
(ˈkʌp əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an artificial bird or a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
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game bird
(ɪm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, esp. such a bird protected by game laws.
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daffodil
(ˈdæf ə dɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
clear yellow; canary.
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tread
(ɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird).
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canaries
Webster Dictionary
of Canary
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santa cruz de tenerife
(kruz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a seaport on NE Tenerife island, in the W Canary Islands. 211,389.
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canary
(əˈnɛər i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands.
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tenerife
(ˌtɛn əˈrif, -ˈrɪf, -ˈri feɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the largest of the Canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 500,381; 794 sq. mi. (2055 sq. km).
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las palmas
(ɑs ˈpɑl mɑs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands. 360,098.
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band
(band, ring)
Princeton's WordNet
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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ring
(band, ring)
Princeton's WordNet
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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pecking order
(ˈpɛk ərˌwʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, peck order. a dominance hierarchy of domestic poultry in which each bird's status is maintained by pecking a bird of lower status.
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ostrich
(ostrich, Struthio camelus)
Princeton's WordNet
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
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struthio camelus
(ostrich, Struthio camelus)
Princeton's WordNet
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
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raptor
(ˈræp tər, -tɔr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a raptorial bird; bird of prey.
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waterfowl
(ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a water bird, esp. a swimming bird.
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hen
(ɛn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the female of any bird, esp. of a gallinaceous bird.
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pedionomus torquatus
(plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus)
Princeton's WordNet
small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
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plain wanderer
(plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus)
Princeton's WordNet
small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
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pharomacrus mocino
(resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon, Pharomacrus mocino)
Princeton's WordNet
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
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resplendent quetzel
(resplendent quetzel, resplendent trogon, Pharomacrus mocino)
Princeton's WordNet
very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
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