pygmoidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡmɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌmɔɪd/

Forms: 1900s– pigmoid (nonstandard), 1900s– pygmoid.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pygmy n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < pygm- (in pygmy n.) + -oid suffix. Compare earlier pygmean adj.

Chiefly Cultural Anthropology.

A. adj.

Resembling a pygmy; having (some of) the characteristics of a pygmy.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > person of small-sized race > [adjective]

pygmoid1906

1906 Amer. Anthropologist 8 394/2 Such pygmoid remains as have been noted being rather individual variations within the limits of one and the same race.

1933 R. G. Austin tr. O. Menghin in Antiquity VII. 242 I connect the Mughem men with the Grimaldi and Bushman types, treating them as pygmoid (not as pygmies).

1977 P. Johnson Enemies of Society xvii. 226 The Veddas, a pygmoid people of primeval hunters living in the interior of Ceylon.

2003 Afr. Stud. Q. (Nexis) 7 68 The ‘pygmoid’ Twa were considered to be aboriginal inhabitants specializing in hunting and forest crafts.

B. n.

A pygmoid person.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > person of small-sized race > [noun]

pygman?a1425

pygmeana1540

pygmy1841

pygmoid1922

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person

dwarfeOE

congeonc1230

go-by-ground?a1300

smalla1300

shrimpc1386

griga1400

gruba1400

murche1440

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mitinga1450

witherling1528

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elf1530

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titman1818

teetotum1822

squita1825

cradden1825

nyaff1825

weed1825

pinkeen1850

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Lilliput1867

thumbling1867

midget1869

inch1884

shorty1888

titch1888

skimpling1890

stub1890

scrap1898

pygmoid1922

lofty1933

peewee1935

smidgen1952

pint-size1954

pint-sized1973

munchkin1974

1922 Amer. Anthropologist 24 167 Exogamic-monogamous culture (pygmies and pygmoids).

1958 Listener 2 Oct. 507/1 The majority of these little people..are pygmoids, the offspring of a liaison between a pygmy and a normal-sized Negro.

1965 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Theories Primitive Relig. v. 102 The Pygmies and Pygmoids of Africa and Asia.

1980 M. Bail Homesickness i. 41 Pygmoids of course are slightly taller.

1997 Geogr. Rev. 87 130 With increasing environmental differentiation, distinct genetic types such as Capoids, Negroids, Pygmoids, and Caucasoids evolved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pygmoid
释义	pygmoidadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɪɡmɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌmɔɪd/ Forms: 1900s– pigmoid (nonstandard), 1900s– pygmoid. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pygmy n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < pygm- (in pygmy n.) + -oid suffix. Compare earlier pygmean adj. Chiefly Cultural Anthropology. A. adj. Resembling a pygmy; having (some of) the characteristics of a pygmy. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > person of small-sized race > [adjective] pygmoid1906 1906 Amer. Anthropologist 8 394/2 Such pygmoid remains as have been noted being rather individual variations within the limits of one and the same race. 1933 R. G. Austin tr. O. Menghin in Antiquity VII. 242 I connect the Mughem men with the Grimaldi and Bushman types, treating them as pygmoid (not as pygmies). 1977 P. Johnson Enemies of Society xvii. 226 The Veddas, a pygmoid people of primeval hunters living in the interior of Ceylon. 2003 Afr. Stud. Q. (Nexis) 7 68 The ‘pygmoid’ Twa were considered to be aboriginal inhabitants specializing in hunting and forest crafts. B. n. A pygmoid person. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > person of small-sized race > [noun] pygman?a1425 pygmeana1540 pygmy1841 pygmoid1922 the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person dwarfeOE congeonc1230 go-by-ground?a1300 smalla1300 shrimpc1386 griga1400 gruba1400 murche1440 nirvil1440 mitinga1450 witherling1528 wretchocka1529 elf1530 hop-o'-my-thumb1530 pygmy1533 little person1538 manikin1540 mankin1552 dandiprat1556 yrle1568 grundy1570 Jack Sprat1570 squall1570 manling1573 Tom Thumb1579 pinka1585 squib1586 screaling1594 giant-dwarf1598 twattle1598 agate1600 minimus1600 cock sparrow1602 dapperling1611 modicum1611 scrub1611 sesquipedalian1615 dwarflinga1618 wretchcock1641 homuncio1643 whip-handle1653 homuncule1656 whippersnapper1674 chitterling1675 sprite1684 carliea1689 urling1691 wirling1691 dwarf man1699 poppet1699 durgan1706 short-arse1706 tomtit1706 Lilliputian1726 wallydraigle1736 midge1757 minikin1761 squeeze-crab1785 minimum1796 niff-naff1808 titman1818 teetotum1822 squita1825 cradden1825 nyaff1825 weed1825 pinkeen1850 fingerling1864 Lilliput1867 thumbling1867 midget1869 inch1884 shorty1888 titch1888 skimpling1890 stub1890 scrap1898 pygmoid1922 lofty1933 peewee1935 smidgen1952 pint-size1954 pint-sized1973 munchkin1974 1922 Amer. Anthropologist 24 167 Exogamic-monogamous culture (pygmies and pygmoids). 1958 Listener 2 Oct. 507/1 The majority of these little people..are pygmoids, the offspring of a liaison between a pygmy and a normal-sized Negro. 1965 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Theories Primitive Relig. v. 102 The Pygmies and Pygmoids of Africa and Asia. 1980 M. Bail Homesickness i. 41 Pygmoids of course are slightly taller. 1997 Geogr. Rev. 87 130 With increasing environmental differentiation, distinct genetic types such as Capoids, Negroids, Pygmoids, and Caucasoids evolved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1906
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