1.  manakin(n = noun.person) fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
is a kind of assistant, help, helper, supporter
has particulars: supermodel

2.  manakin(n = noun.artifact) form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin - a life-size dummy used to display clothes;
is a kind of dummy

3.  manakin(n = noun.animal) - any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior;
is a kind of tyrannid
is a member of genus pipra, pipra

   Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridæ. 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. [1913 Webster]

   A dwarf. See Manikin. Shak. [1913 Webster]

manakin, n. any small bird of the family Pipridae of Central and S. America, the males of which are often brightly coloured.

Etymology:
var. of MANIKIN