manakin

manakin [man-uh-kin] ExamplesWord Origin 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.

Origin of manakin variant of manikin Examples from the Web for manakin Historical Examples of manakin

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

Folk Lore

James Napier

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

Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

Various

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.

The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)

Guy de Maupassant

British Dictionary definitions for manakin manakin 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