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 Translation for 'mannikin' from English to French
NOUN   a mannikin | mannikins
SYNO fashion model | form | homunculus | ...
orn.T
capucin {m} des montagnes [Lonchura monticola]
eastern alpine mannikin
orn.T
grand capucin {m} [Lonchura grandis]
great-billed mannikin
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Usage Examples English
  • The genus "Spermestes" was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson to accommodate the bronze mannikin.
  • The hooded mannikin or hooded munia ("Lonchura spectabilis"), also known as the New Britain mannikin or Sclater's mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in New Britain and New Guinea.
  • The western alpine mannikin ("Lonchura montana") also known as Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia is a small, approximately 11.5 cm long, estrildid finch.
  • He is commemorated in New Guinea by the Hunstein Mountains and the Hunstein Forest, and in plants and animals including the Hunstein's mannikin ("Lonchura hunsteini"), "Cyathea hunsteiniana" and "Araucaria hunsteinii".
  • The herbage and seeds of these grasses are food for herbivores, such as the chestnut-breasted mannikin ("Lonchura castaneothorax"), the caterpillar of the butterfly "Melanitis phedima", and the larvae of the fly genus "Delia".

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