manakin

English

yellow-crested manakin

wire-tailed manakin

helmeted manakin

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin; probably from the native name. See also manikin.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: manikin, mannequin

Noun

manakin (plural manakins)

1. Any of several small South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
2. Alternative form of manikin
   • 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.

Derived terms

• band-tailed manakin
• See Pipridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

bird of the family Pipridae

• Finnish: tanssija (fi)

See also

• manikin

Further reading

• manakin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pipridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pipridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Maninka