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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Canary Islands, islands in the Atlantic ocean where the bird comes from

canary

 noun
     
Related topics: Pets
ca‧nar‧y plural canaries [countable]
DHP a small yellow bird that people often keep as a pet
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