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OF.
menagerie, mesnagerie. See Manage,
n., and cf. Menagerie.] 1.
Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.

2. Husbandry; economy; frugality.
Bp. Burnet.

Man"a*kin (?), n. [Cf. F. & G.
manakin; prob. the native name.] (Zoöl.) 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.

Man"a*kin, n. A dwarf. See
Manikin. Shak.

Man`a*tee" (?), n. [Sp.
manatí, from the native name in Hayti. Cf.
Lamantin.] (Zoöl.) Any species of
Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea
cow. [Written also manaty, manati.]

&fist; One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the
west coast of Africa; another (T.

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