manakin

American  

[man-uh-kin] / ˈmæn ə kɪn /

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.

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manakin British  

/ ˈmænəkɪn /

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

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Etymology

Origin of manakin

Variant of manikin

Example Sentences

Lastly, in several species of a sub-genus of Pipra or Manakin, the males have their secondary wing-feathers modified, as described by Mr. Sclater, in a still more remarkable manner.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Darwin, Charles

At Pisté and Puerto Juarez, species of birds such as the Blue Honeycreeper and the Red-capped Manakin, normally thought of as characteristic of more humid areas, were found breeding in numbers near cenotes.

From Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula by Klaas, Erwin E.

Much that I learned of the various tribes and various castes was told me by a converted Filipino, Rev. Manakin.

From An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China by Conger, Emily Bronson

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various