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Etymology
[edit]Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn.[1] Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]manakin (plural manakins)
- Any of several small South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
- Alternative form of manikin
- 18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century
- 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.
- 18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century
Derived terms
[edit]- band-tailed manakin
- golden-collared manakin
- See
Pipridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- manakin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pipridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Pipridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “manakin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present., “manakin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.