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MANAKIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("manakin" is a kind of...):
tyrannid (a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)
Holonyms ("manakin" is a member of...):
genus Pipra; Pipra (type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A life-size dummy used to display clothes
Synonyms:
form; manakin; manikin; mannequin; mannikin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("manakin" is a kind of...):
dummy (a figure representing the human form)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Example:
she was too fat to be a mannequin
Synonyms:
fashion model; manakin; manikin; mannequin; mannikin; model
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("manakin" is a kind of...):
assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manakin"):
supermodel (a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity)