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Pigmy
Pig·my or pig·my P0298400 (pĭg′mē)n. & adj. Variants of Pygmy.Pigmy (ˈpɪɡmɪ) n, pl -mies (Peoples) a variant spelling of PygmyPyg•my or Pigmy (ˈpɪg mi)
n., pl. -mies,
adj. n. 1. a. a member of any of several small-statured peoples of Africa, esp. the forested regions of central Africa. b. a Negrito of SE Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands. 2. (l.c.) a small or dwarfish person. 3. (l.c.) anything very small of its kind. 4. (l.c.) a person of small importance or lacking in some important quality, attribute, etc. adj. 5. (sometimes l.c.) of or pertaining to the Pygmies. 6. (l.c.) of very small size, capacity, power, etc. [1350–1400; Middle English pigmēis, pl. of pigmē < Latin Pygmaeus < Greek pygmaîos dwarfish, a member of a legendary race of dwarflike people =pygm(ḗ) distance from elbow to knuckles + -aios adj. suffix] pyg′moid, adj. pyg′my•ism, n. syn: See dwarf. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pigmy - an unusually small individual pygmysmall person - a person of below average size | | 2. | Pigmy - any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feetPygmysmall person - a person of below average size |
pygmy also pigmy
adjectiveExtremely small:diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, tiny, wee.Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.Translationspygmy, pigmy (ˈpigmi) – plural ˈpygmies ~ˈpigmies – noun a member of an African race of very small people. 非洲的一個矮小種族，俾格米人 非洲的一个矮小种族，俾格米人
Pigmy
Pigmy: see PygmyPygmy
or Pigmy
, term used for dark-skinned people who live in equatorial rain forests and average less than 59 in. (150 cm) in height. Some studies make a distinction between Negrillos, who live in Africa, and Negritos, who live in Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the
..... Click the link for more information. .Pygmy, Pigmy a member of one of the dwarf peoples of Equatorial Africa, noted for their hunting and forest culture pigmy
pyg·my (pig'mē), [MIM*265850] A physiologic dwarf with normal serum levels of growth hormone and somatomedin and refractoriness to exogenous hormone; especially one of a race of similar people, such as the pygmies of central Africa. Synonym(s): pigmy [G. pygmaios, dwarfish, fr. pygmē, fist, also a measure of length from elbow to knuckles] pigmy
Synonyms for pigmynoun an unusually small individualSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feetSynonymsRelated Words |