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pygmy

UK/ˈpɪɡmi/ US/ˈpɪɡmi/ uncommon dated

noun

1.
2.

any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

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Origin

From Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “a member of a legendary race of dwarves”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist (as small as a fist)”). In Ancient Greek, first mentioned by Homer; only applied to actual human races in the 19th century.

Phrases

  • African pygmy goat
  • African pygmy goose
  • American pygmy goat
  • cotton pygmy goose
  • Eurasian pygmy owl
  • green pygmy goose
  • pygmy antwren
  • pygmy auk

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