Manakin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native
     name.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra},
     {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Pipridae}. 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n.
     A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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
          America and South America having short bills and elaborate
          courtship behavior