From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manakin \Man"a*kin\, noun A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manakin \Man"a*kin\, noun [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra}, {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Piprid[ae]}. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {form}]
3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
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