mannikinn.

Brit.

/ˈmanᵻkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmænəkən/

Forms: 1800s mankin, 1800s– mannikin.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: manikin n.

Etymology: Probably a variant of manikin n.; but compare quot. 1743 at manakin n.¹

Any of numerous small waxbills of the genus Lonchura, typically with brown, black, and white plumage, which are native to the Old World tropics and are popular as cage birds.These birds are quite distinct from manakins (manakin n.¹).nutmeg mannikin: see the first element.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Lonchura (silver-bill)

nutmeg bird1820

mannikin1875

nutmeg finch1881

silver-bill1883

1875 Fancier's Gaz. 2 Apr. 982/3 (advt.) Small Foreign Birds.—Pair Orange-cheek Wax-bills, pair Senegal ditto, pair Spice-birds, and pair Mankin Birds 20s the lot.

1879 Live Stock Jrnl. 7 Mar. p. vii/3 (advt.) Red-crested Cardinals at 10s 6d a pair; White-headed Mannikins, 10s a pair.

1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds West & Equatorial Afr. II. 1438 The Bronze Mannikin is a general favourite by reason of its tameness and engaging ways. It occurs mainly upon open land, where it gains its living by picking seeds from the grasses or from those which have fallen to the ground.

1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. i. 2/2 Seedeaters. These have short, stout, conical seedeating bills... Among the more common Old World species..are Australian and African finches..Asian mannikins..and canaries.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mannikin
释义	mannikinn. Brit. /ˈmanᵻkɪn/, U.S. /ˈmænəkən/ Forms: 1800s mankin, 1800s– mannikin. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: manikin n. Etymology: Probably a variant of manikin n.; but compare quot. 1743 at manakin n.¹ Any of numerous small waxbills of the genus Lonchura, typically with brown, black, and white plumage, which are native to the Old World tropics and are popular as cage birds.These birds are quite distinct from manakins (manakin n.¹).nutmeg mannikin: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Lonchura (silver-bill) nutmeg bird1820 mannikin1875 nutmeg finch1881 silver-bill1883 1875 Fancier's Gaz. 2 Apr. 982/3 (advt.) Small Foreign Birds.—Pair Orange-cheek Wax-bills, pair Senegal ditto, pair Spice-birds, and pair Mankin Birds 20s the lot. 1879 Live Stock Jrnl. 7 Mar. p. vii/3 (advt.) Red-crested Cardinals at 10s 6d a pair; White-headed Mannikins, 10s a pair. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds West & Equatorial Afr. II. 1438 The Bronze Mannikin is a general favourite by reason of its tameness and engaging ways. It occurs mainly upon open land, where it gains its living by picking seeds from the grasses or from those which have fallen to the ground. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. i. 2/2 Seedeaters. These have short, stout, conical seedeating bills... Among the more common Old World species..are Australian and African finches..Asian mannikins..and canaries. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1875
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