canary bird

/kəˌnɛri bərd/

Other forms: canary birds

Definitions of canary bird

1. noun

   any of several small Old World finches
   synonyms: canary

   types:

   Serinus canaria, common canary

   native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song

   type of:

   finch

   any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds