sea canary

Meanings

• noun

  A small songbird with bright yellow feathers and a distinctive song, originally from the Canary Islands.

  - "The sea canary sang sweetly from its perch."
  - "I heard a sea canary in the garden."
  - "The painting depicts a beautiful sea canary."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sea canary
marinery , vernery

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Variants

List of all variants of sea canary that leads to same result
canaries , canary , canary yellow , canary yellows , canary seed , canary seeds , Canarian , Canary Islands , Gran Canaria , Grand Canary , like the cat that ate the canary , like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary , like the cat that got the canary , like the cat that swallowed the canary , Calamity Jane , Martha Jane Burke , Martha Jane Canary , Martha Jane Cannary

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Etymology

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The name 'sea canary' comes from the fact that these birds were once transported from the Canary Islands to Europe by sea.

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Trivia

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1. Sea canaries were once used as rat bait on ships.

2. The Canary Islands were named after the Latin word for dog, 'canis', because the early settlers thought they saw dogs on the islands.

3. Sea canaries are not actually related to canaries from the Canary Islands, but rather belong to the same family as finches.

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Related Concepts

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1. Canary Islands: An archipelago of seven major islands and several smaller islands located off the northwest coast of Africa.

2. Songbird: A bird that sings a melodic song.

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Culture

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In literature, the sea canary has been used as a symbol of hope and joy. It has also been featured in art and music, particularly in songs about the sea.

How to Memorize "sea canary"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small, bright yellow bird singing on a branch over the water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sea canary with happiness and the sound of the sea.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'sea canary' by thinking of a yellow bird singing on the sea.

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