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English

Noun

any of several Asiatic passerine birds of the genus Mannikin

Derived terms

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Manikin \Man"i*kin\, n. [Also spelled mannikin.] [OD.
manneken, dim. of man man. See Man, and -kin.]
1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
[1913 Webster]

2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other
material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting
the different parts and organs, their relative position,
etc.
[1913 Webster]

3. A mannequin.
[PJC] Manila

WordNet mannikin
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed
or abnormal [syn: manikin, homunculus]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin, manakin,
fashion model, model]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, manakin, form]