canary
/kəˈneərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
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- a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a cage bird and has been bred in a variety of colours, especially bright yellow.丝雀, 金丝雀。
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- Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, especially the island canary (S. canaria), which is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and from which the domestic canary was developed.丝雀属, 燕雀科：数种, 尤指原产于加那利群岛, 亚速尔群岛及马德拉群岛的加那利岛金丝雀（拉丁名S. canaria）, 家养金丝雀由此繁衍而来。
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- （亦作canary yellow）[mass noun] a bright yellow colour resembling the plumage of a canary鲜黄色。
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- （亦作canary wine）[mass noun] historical a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira〈史〉加那利甜酒（类似马德拉白葡萄酒）。
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