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Word: Pygmy
Speech Type: Noun
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’
ˈpɪɡmi
a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of SE Asia.
Short Definition:member of certain peoples of very short stature
something that is very small
Short Definition:very small person or thing
Examples:- they were pygmies compared to the current satellites
- pigmy
Word: Pygmy
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈpɪɡmi
used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.
Short Definition:used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds
- pigmy
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