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Definition of Manakins
1. manakin [n] - See also: manakin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manakins
Literary usage of Manakins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The manakins have a compressed beak, higher than it is broad, and emarginated;
... The Rock manakins, or Cocks of the Rock, which are large birds, ..."
2. A familiar history of birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts by Edward Stanley (1880)
"Some of these species are exceptions to the general rule of classification, as
the upper mandible, on examination, will be found, as in the manakins, ..."
3. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig, Alfred Hudson Guernsey (1871)
"Difficulties of the Subject—Wide Range of Birds—The Toucan—Humming-Birds—Cotingas —The
Campanero, or Bell-Bird—The Realejo, or Organ-Bird—The manakins—The ..."
4. Travels of a Naturalist: A Record of Adventures, Discoveries, History and by Adolphe Boucard (1894)
"... of Nicaragua—Remarkable Animals found in Nicaragua—Howling Monkey—Humming
Birds—manakins—Rare Insects peculiar to Nicaragua—Vegetable Kingdom—Cacao and ..."
5. Crusoe's Island: A Bird-hunter's Story by Frederick Albion Ober (1898)
"The manakins and other birds beguiled the time so charmingly that the day had
gone before I knew it, and I found my way home by moonlight. ..."
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