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

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manakin

Shortly after dawn, biologist Jorge Luis Mendoza Silva gently untangled a brilliant red, yellow and orange band-tailed manakin bird from a fine-mesh net.

From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023

He was astonished to find that the source was a male club-winged manakin, a small cinnamon-bodied species with a red cap and black-and-white mottled wings.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2019

The manakin was jumping around in a showy manner that suggested he was courting females.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2019

They are not solid, but they are 3-4 times wider than wing bones of closely related species of manakin.

From National Geographic ● Jun. 18, 2017

There was also a tiny soft-tailed woodpecker, no larger than a kinglet; a queer humming-bird with a slightly flexible bill; and many species of ant-thrush, tanager, manakin, and tody.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt