manakin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

manakin
    n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
         fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin},
         {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
    2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin},
       {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {form}]
    3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America
       and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship
       behavior

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native
   name.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra},
   {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Pipridae}. 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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n.
   A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

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