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Manakin

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
  2. 2
    any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of manikin. alt-of, alternative

    "18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century After a time, he was surprised to see the hopper beginning to go, and, looking up, he saw a little manakin holding a little cappie in his hand and filling it at the hopper."

  4. 4
    a life-size dummy used to display clothes wordnet
  5. 5
    a woman who wears clothes to display fashions wordnet

Etymology

Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.

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