mannikin

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English

A mannikin

Etymology

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.

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mannikin (plural mannikins)

  1. Alternative form of manikin (little man)
  2. Any of several passerine bird species of the genus Lonchura, family Estrildidae, of Asia and Australasia.

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