manakin
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pipra_filicauda_-_Wire-tailed_Manakin.jpg/220px-Pipra_filicauda_-_Wire-tailed_Manakin.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Helmeted_Manakin_%28Antilophia_galeata%29_male_from_rear.jpg/220px-Helmeted_Manakin_%28Antilophia_galeata%29_male_from_rear.jpg)
Etymology
Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin; probably from the native name. See also manikin.
Pronunciation
Noun
manakin (plural manakins)
- Any of several small South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
- 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.
- 18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
manakin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pipridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pipridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons