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manakin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun manakin has 3 senses
- manakin(n = noun.person) fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" is a kind of assistant, help, helper, supporter
- manakin(n = noun.artifact) form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes; Array is a kind of dummy
- manakin(n = noun.animal) Array - any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior; Array is a kind of tyrannid
has particulars: supermodel
is a member of genus pipra, pipra
CIDE DICTIONARY
manakin, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.].
Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra , Manacus , and other genera of the family Pipridæ . They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families. [1913 Webster]
manakin, n.
A dwarf. See Manikin. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
manakin, n. any small bird of the family Pipridae of Central and S. America, the males of which are often brightly coloured.
Etymology
var. of MANIKIN
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