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manakin |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra}, {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Piprid[ae]}. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: manakin n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {fashion model}, {model}] 2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {form}] 3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
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