Definition of Canaries

Noun: Canaries  ku'neh-reez

  1. A group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
    - Canary Islands
Noun: canary  ku'neh-ree
  1. [N. Amer] Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
    - fink [N. Amer], snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie [N. Amer], sneak, sneaker, grass [Brit]
     
  2. A female singer
     
  3. A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
    - canary yellow
     
  4. Any of several small Old World finches
    - canary bird

See also:
Canarese
canary

Anagrams containing the word Canaries

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