Associations to the word «Manakin»

Wiktionary

MANAKIN, noun. Any of several small, passerine, South American birds of the family Pipridae.

Dictionary definition

MANAKIN, noun. A woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin".
MANAKIN, noun. A life-size dummy used to display clothes.
MANAKIN, noun. Any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior.

Wise words

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Friedrich Nietzsche