The meaning of Pygmy
Pygmy – definition
nounSomething that is very small.
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They were pygmies compared to the current satellitesnounA member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial africa and parts of se asia.
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The earliest known inhabitants of south africa were pygmies and khoisan.
adjectiveUsed in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.
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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
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A pygmy hippopotamus
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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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