manakin
manakin noun: any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae. Also the alternative form of manikin.
Noun
manakin (plural manakins)
- Any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
Also used as
manakin is also the alternative form of manikin.
Forms of manakin
| plural | manakins |
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Origin of manakin
Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.
Words formed from manakin
- Araripe manakin
- band-tailed manakin
- bearded manakin
- black manakin
- blue-backed manakin
- blue-crowned manakin
- blue-rumped manakin
- broad-billed manakin
- cerulean-capped manakin
- Choco manakin
- club-winged manakin
- crested manakin
- crimson-hooded manakin
- crowned manakin
- eastern striped manakin
- fiery-capped manakin
- flame-crested manakin
- golden-collared manakin
- golden-crowned manakin
- golden-headed manakin
- golden-winged manakin
- green manakin
- helmeted manakin
- jet manakin
- kinglet manakin
- lance-tailed manakin
- long-tailed manakin
- olive manakin
- opal-crowned manakin
- orange-bellied manakin
- orange-collared manakin
- orange-crested manakin
- orange-crowned manakin
- orange-headed manakin
- painted manakin
- pin-tailed manakin
- red-capped manakin
- red-crowned manakin
- red-headed manakin
- round-tailed manakin
- scarlet-horned manakin
- snow-capped manakin
- striolated manakin
- striped manakin
- swallow-tailed manakin
- tyrant-manakin
- velvety manakin
- western striped manakin
- white-bearded manakin
- white-bibbed manakin
- white-collared manakin
- white-crowned manakin
- white-fronted manakin
- white-ruffed manakin
- white-throated manakin
- wire-tailed manakin
- yellow-crested manakin
- yellow-crowned manakin
- yellow-headed manakin
- Yungas manakin
Questions about manakin
- What does manakin mean?
- Manakin means any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
- What part of speech is manakin?
- Manakin is a noun.
- What is the plural of manakin?
- The plural of manakin is manakins.
Words near manakin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: manakin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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