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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 manakin
 一種小鳥

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Man·a·kin n.  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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Man·a·kin, n. A dwarf. See Manikin.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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