Definitions for: Manakin


[n] any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
[n] a life-size dummy used to display clothes
[n] a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Man"a*kin, n.
A dwarf. See Manikin. --Shak.

Synonyms: fashion model, form, manikin, manikin, mannequin, mannequin, mannikin, mannikin, model

See Also: assistant, dummy, genus Pipra, help, helper, Pipra, supermodel, supporter, tyrannid

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