CANARY SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canary seed mean? 

• CANARY SEED (noun)
  The noun CANARY SEED has 1 sense:

1. a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds

  Familiarity information: CANARY SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANARY SEED (noun)

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Meaning:

A mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("canary seed" is a kind of...):

bird feed; bird food; birdseed (food given to birds; usually mixed seeds)