mannikin

See also: Mannikin

English

Chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Etymology

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: manakin, mannequin

Noun

mannikin (plural mannikins)

1. Alternative form of manikin (little man)
2. Any of several passerine bird species of the genus Lonchura, family Estrildidae, of Asia and Australasia.

Derived terms

• chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
• yellow-rumped mannikin (Lonchura flaviprymna)

Translations

little man — see manikin

bird

• Finnish: manikki (fi), munia (fi)

See also

• finch
• munia (Lonchura spp.)

References

• Munia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lonchura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lonchura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Minkinan