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man·a·kin

 (măn′ə-kĭn)
n.
Any of various small colorful birds of the family Pipridae, found in forests of Central and South America.

[Alteration of manikin.]
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manakin

(ˈmænəkɪn)
n
1. (Animals) any small South American passerine bird of the family Pipridae, having a colourful plumage, short bill, and elaborate courtship behaviour
2. (Medicine) a variant of manikin
3. (Art Terms) a variant of manikin
4. (Clothing & Fashion) a variant of manikin
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man•a•kin

(ˈmæn ə kɪn)

n.
any of several small songless passerine birds of the family Pipridae, of the warmer parts of the Americas, usu. having brilliantly colored plumage.
[1735–45;variant of manikin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.manakin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashionsmanakin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
2.manakin - a life-size dummy used to display clothesmanakin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes
dummy - a figure representing the human form
3.manakin - any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behaviormanakin - any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
tyrannid - a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
genus Pipra, Pipra - type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins
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By introducing viewers to fascinating facts about ecology (who knew that winds blowing across deserts feed life in the ocean?) and the mindboggling behaviours of birds (such as the manakins shown doing a shuffle dance), Our Planet will engage a whole new generation.
Population sizes and breeding rhythms of two species of manakins in relation to food supply.
The red-capped manakins of Central America gather at courtship assemblies called leks, which Kaiser compared to night clubs.
Manakins (Pipridae) in second-growth and old-growth forests: patterns of habitat use, movement, and survival.
One of my favourite families of birds in the lowland forests of central America are the manakins.
A case study of carotenoid, melanin, and structural colours in long-tailed manakins Chiroxiphia linearis," Journal of Avian Biology, vol.
During a courtship display, male club-winged manakins (Machaeropterus deliciosus) knock their wings above their backs to create sound.
& NASSIF, S., 2002.- Sex identification of pin-tailed manakins (Ilicura militaris: Pipridae) using the polymerase chain reaction and its application to behavioral studies.
Ouellet H (1990) Notes on the iris colour in females of two manakins (Pipridae).