finch vs canary

canary vs finch

finch and canary both are nouns.

finch is not an adjective while canary is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
finch	Yes	No	No	No
canary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, canary is a hyponym of finch; that is, canary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finch:

finch: any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
canary: any of several small Old World finches

Other hyponyms of finch include chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, Carduelis carduelis, goldfinch, Carduelis cannabina, linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis spinus, siskin, Carduelis cucullata, red siskin, Carduelis flammea, redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni, redpoll, goldfinch, New World goldfinch, Spinus tristis, yellowbird, pine finch, pine siskin, Spinus pinus, Carpodacus mexicanus, house finch, linnet, Carpodacus purpureus, purple finch, canary bird, serin, crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, junco, snowbird, New World sparrow, bunting, grosbeak, grossbeak, cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis, pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, towhee, Hawaiian honeycreeper, honeycreeper.

finch (noun)	canary (noun)
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds	any of several small Old World finches
	a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
	a female singer
	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

finch (adjective)	canary (adjective)
	having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

Difference between finch and canary

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