Pygmy
noun pl. Pygmies
- any of several groups of small African or Asian peoples described in ancient history and legend
- a person belonging to any of several modern African (Negrillo) and Asian (Negrito) peoples of small stature
- any person, animal, or plant abnormally undersized; dwarf
- an insignificant person or thing
adjective
- of the Pygmies
- very small
- insignificant
See Pygmy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also Pig·my (pĭgˈmē)
noun pl. Pyg·mies also
Pig·mies - Greek Mythology A member of a race of dwarfs.
- also pygmy A member of any of various peoples, especially of equatorial Africa and parts of southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet (152 centimeters). Not in scientific use.
- pygmy
a. An individual of unusually small size.
b. An individual considered to be of little or no importance.
adjective- also pygmy Of or relating to the Pygmies. Not in scientific use.
- pygmy
a. Unusually or atypically small.
b. Unimportant; trivial.
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