Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manakin"
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) 1.7 (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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