Search Result for "manakin":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions;
- Example: "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
[syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
2. a life-size dummy used to display clothes;
[syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
3. any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. A dwarf. See Manikin. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
