Found 2 items, similar to manakin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: manakin manakin n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; “she was too fat to be a mannequin” [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, fashion model, model] 2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, form] 3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
English → English (gcide) Definition: Manakin Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. A dwarf. See Manikin. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Piprid[ae]. 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]