manakin
Americannoun
noun
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any small South American passerine bird of the family Pipridae, having a colourful plumage, short bill, and elaborate courtship behaviour
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a variant of manikin
Etymology
Origin of manakin
Variant of manikin
Example Sentences
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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
The manakin was jumping around in a showy manner that suggested he was courting females.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019
Like the club-winged manakin, the túngara has a unique form of beauty that is not visual but aural.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019
The male club-winged manakin makes these harmonic sounds through stridulation, rather like a cricket.
From National Geographic • Jun. 18, 2017
After a time, he was surprised to see the hopper beginning to go, and, looking up, he saw a little manakin holding a little cappie in his hand and filling it at the hopper.
From Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century by Napier, James
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