Canary

Etymology
From the Latin Canariae insulae, "Canary Islands" (Spanish "Islas Canarias"); from the largest island Insula Canaria ("Dog Island" or "Canine Island"), named for its dogs, from canarius, "canine", from canis, dog.

Noun

 * 1) A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
 * 2) Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
 * 3) A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
 * 4) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
 * 5) A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
 * 6) Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one.  (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
 * 7)  A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
 * 8)  An informer or snitch; a squealer.
 * 9)  A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutal™ barbiturate.
 * 10)  A sticker of unroadworthiness.
 * 1)  A sticker of unroadworthiness.

Adjective

 * 1) Of a light yellow colour.

Verb

 * 1)  to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)