The meaning of Pygmies

Pygmies – definition

noun
Something that is very small.
Usage examples:
They were pygmies compared to the current satellites
Synonims:
Very small person Little person Person of restricted growth Shrimp Runt Pint-sized person Homunculus Manikin Lilliputian Fingerling Thumbling Midget Dwarf
noun
A member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial africa and parts of se asia.
Usage examples:
The earliest known inhabitants of south africa were pygmies and khoisan.

adjective
Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.
Usage examples:
Moreover, some predators of pygmy swordtails (x. nigrensis) also exhibit a bias for the sword.

adjective
(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are
Usage examples:
A pygmy hippopotamus

Pygmies translation into English

Pygmies: translate from English into Chinese

侏儒, 矮人

Pygmies: translate from English into Dutch

Pygmeeën, Dwerg

Pygmies: translate from English into French

Pygmées, Pygmée

Pygmies: translate from English into German

Pygmäen

Pygmies: translate from English into Hindi

अजगर, बौना, वामन, छोटा, नाटा

Pygmies: translate from English into Italian

Pigmei, Pigmeo

Pygmies: translate from English into Korean

피그미족, 난쟁이, 작은 물건, 중앙 아프리카의 키 작은 흑인종, 피그마이오스

Pygmies: translate from English into Russian

Пигмеи, Карлик, Ничтожество

Pygmies: translate from English into Spanish

Pigmeos, Pigmeo, Enano

Word origin

late Middle English (originally in the plural, denoting a mythological race of small people): via Latin from Greek pugmaios ‘dwarf’, from pugmē ‘the length measured from elbow to knuckles’ .

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Pygmies synonims

dwarf

noun
(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
Usage examples:
It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…

adjective
Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.
Usage examples:
A dwarf conifer

verb
Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.
Usage examples:
The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

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fingerling

noun
A salmon parr.
Usage examples:
In this 30-week study, researchers stocked 9 ponds at a per-acre rate of 2,000 large fish and 6,000…

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homunculus

noun
A very small human or humanoid creature.
Usage examples:
Had victor not abandoned his original mentors, necromancers like paracelsus, cornelius agrippa, and…

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lilliputian

adjective
Trivial or very small.
Usage examples:
America's banks look lilliputian in comparison with japan's

noun
A trivial or very small person or thing.
Usage examples:
Until the contest with blackburn is resumed, one of scotland's two goliaths will be back bossing th…

adjective
Extremely small

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manikin

noun
A very small man.
Usage examples:
He…is much less small than i had been led to believe; he is not at all a manikin, but a well-propor…

noun
A model of the human body, used for teaching medical or art students
Usage examples:
Manikins often appear in children's stories.

All meanings and translations of Manikin

midget

noun
A person of extremely or exceptionally small stature.

adjective
Designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small.
Usage examples:
A midget submarine

noun
An unusually small person

All meanings and translations of Midget

runt

noun
A small pig or other animal, especially the smallest in a litter.
Usage examples:
And not all immune animals are runts - the virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipe…

All meanings and translations of Runt

shrimp

noun
A small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and frequently of commercial importance as food.
Usage examples:
While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exc…

verb
Fish for shrimps.
Usage examples:
Some families still go shrimping off the coast at lytham

noun
A small sea creature with a shell, ten legs, and a long tail, or its flesh eaten as food
Usage examples:
It’s hard to believe this sculpted athlete was once a shrimp.

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thumbling

noun
A very small person or fictional being.
Usage examples:
A thumbling stepped out of the bushes into the tiny clearing around the tree in which they hid.

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