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canaries
Variant of canary
noun pl. canaries
- a small, yellow finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores
- canary yellow
- a fortified wine similar to Madeira, made in the Canary Islands
- a lively 16th-cent. Spanish or French court dance
- Slang a squealer; informer
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