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 manakin manakin /ˈmænəkɪn/

noun

  1. Any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior  ( manakin )
    any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
  2. [Non-standard] A life-size dummy used to display clothes  ( form , manakin [Non-standard] , manikin , mannequin , mannikin )
    a life-size dummy used to display clothes
  3. [Non-standard] A woman who wears clothes to display fashions  ( fashion model , manakin [Non-standard] , manikin , mannequin [Archaic] , mannikin , model )
    a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
     She was too fat to be a mannequin
    she was too fat to be a mannequin