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1. Having the colour of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
   - canary-yellow

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

Derived forms: canaries

See also: chromatic

Type of: betrayer, blabber, finch, informer, rat, singer, squealer, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer, yellow, yellowness

Part of: genus Serinus, Serinus

Encyclopedia: Canary