Noun: Canaries ku'neh-reez- A group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
- Canary Islands Noun: canary ku'neh-ree- Any of several small Old World finches
- canary bird - A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
- canary yellow - A female singer
- [N. Amer] Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- fink [N. Amer, informal], snitch [informal], snitcher [informal], stoolpigeon [informal], stool pigeon [informal], stoolie [N. Amer, informal], sneak [informal], snout [Brit, informal], grass [Brit, informal]
Type of: betrayer, blabber [informal], finch, informer, island, rat [informal], singer, squealer, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer, yellow, yellowness Part of: Espana, genus Serinus, Kingdom of Spain, Serinus, Spain Encyclopedia: Canaries, Saint Lucia Canary, LLC |