Canarynoun
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
Parrotnoun
A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
‘I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.’;
Canarynoun
Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
Parrotnoun
A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
‘What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.’;
Canarynoun
A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
Parrotnoun
(archaic) A puffin.
Canarynoun
A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
Canarynoun
A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
Parrotverb
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
‘The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.’;
Canarynoun
Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
Parrotnoun
In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
Canarynoun
(computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
Parrotnoun
Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (Psittacus erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
Canarynoun
(informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
Parrotverb
To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot.
Canarynoun
(slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
Parrotverb
To chatter like a parrot.
Canarynoun
(slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
Parrotnoun
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Canarynoun
A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
Parrotnoun
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
Canaryadjective
Of a light yellow colour.
Parrotverb
repeat mindlessly;
‘The students parroted the teacher’s words’;
Canaryverb
(intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes , found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ( parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots).
‘true’;
Canaryverb
(slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
Canaryadjective
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Canaryadjective
Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
Canarynoun
Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
Canarynoun
A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
Canarynoun
A quick and lively dance.
‘Make you dance canaryWith sprightly fire and motion.’;
Canaryverb
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
‘But to jig of a tune at the tongue’s end, canary to it with your feet.’;
Canarynoun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Canarynoun
a female singer
Canarynoun
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
Canarynoun
any of several small Old World finches
Canaryadjective
having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow
