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Canary bird

A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch.

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Finch 76% connected

A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae.

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Canary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

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Aleutic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.

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Amadavat noun · 78% connection

The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; t…

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Archil noun · 78% connection

A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape V…

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Archipelago noun · 78% connection

Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.

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Bluethroat noun · 78% connection

A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (Cyanecula Suecica), related to the nightingales; -- called also blue-throated robin and bl…

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Brambling noun · 78% connection

The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.

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Brown thrush unknown · 78% connection

A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.

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Carib noun · 78% connection

A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South Amer…

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Chaffinch noun · 78% connection

A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper fi…

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Chatterer noun · 78% connection

A bird of the family Ampelidae -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic re…

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Chewink noun · 78% connection

An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also towhee bunting and ground robi…

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Cineraria noun · 78% connection

herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers

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Fig noun · 78% connection

A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to…

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Goldfinch noun · 78% connection

A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of…

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Lark noun · 78% connection

Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia…

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Laurus noun · 78% connection

A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madei…

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Lignum rhodium unknown · 78% connection

The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amy…

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Malmsey noun · 78% connection

A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.

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