Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native
   name.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra},
   {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Piprid[ae]}. 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.

Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n.
   A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

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