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pygmy


Definition: Meaning of, pygmy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɪɡmi /

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pygmy pygmies
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  1. also Pygmy someone who belongs to a race of very small people, especially one of the tribes of central Africa
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  2. someone who is not as good, intelligent, strong etc as other people in the same group - used in order to show disapproval
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  1. used to describe a type of animal or plant that is much smaller than other similar types
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Pygmy


Definition: Meaning of, Pygmy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɪgmi /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
Pygmy Pygmies
  1. any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
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    Pigmy
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Pygmy used in phrases

  • pygmy chimpanzee (noun)
    1. small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
  • pygmy cypress (noun)
    1. rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress
  • pygmy marmoset (noun)
    1. the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pygmy mouse (noun)
    1. very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
  • pygmy sperm whale (noun)
    1. small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
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