manakin

[ man-uh-kin ]

noun

1. any of several small, songless passerine birds of the family Pipridae, of the warmer parts of the Americas, usually having brilliantly colored plumage.

manakin

/ ˈmænəkɪn /

noun

1. any small South American passerine bird of the family Pipridae, having a colourful plumage, short bill, and elaborate courtship behaviour
2. a variant of manikin

Word History and Origins

Origin of manakin¹

Variant of manikin

Example Sentences

The curious black umbrella-bird is entirely confined to it, as is also the little bristle-tailed manakin.

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When I encounter one of these people some fine day in a hotel, I act like the birds, who see a manakin in a field.

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The miller was so frightened that this time he let him go; but, in a few minutes, the manakin returned again with his cappie.

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Manakin, man′a-kin, n. a small tropical American piproid bird: a variant form of manikin.

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I stood with a tanager in one hand, a lovely manakin in the other, thinking.

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