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Pygmy

noun pl. Pygmies

  1. any of several groups of small African or Asian peoples described in ancient history and legend
  2. a person belonging to any of several modern African (Negrillo) and Asian (Negrito) peoples of small stature
  3. any person, animal, or plant abnormally undersized; dwarf
  4. an insignificant person or thing

adjective

  1. of the Pygmies
    1. very small
    2. insignificant

See Pygmy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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