Manakin

[mænәkin]

Definition

(noun.) any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior.

Inputed by DeWitt--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A dwarf. See Manikin.

Typed by Carolyn

Definition

n. a small tropical American piproid bird: a variant form of manikin.

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