manakin

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Definition of manakin in English English dictionary

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

{n} a tribe of birds of great beauty

They are mostly natives of Central and South America

The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families

{i} any of a variety of small brightly colored songbirds of South and Central America

Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridæ

any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

Some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented

A dwarf

Hyphenation

man·a·kin