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canary

canary /kəˈneri/ noun
plural canaries
canary
/kəˈneri/
noun
plural canaries
Britannica Dictionary definition of CANARY
[count]
: a small usually yellow or green tropical bird that is often kept in a cage

like the cat that ate the canary

— see cat