Definitions
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- noun often capitalized A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal
peoples , notable for their very shortstature - noun Greek mythology A member of a
race ofdwarfs - noun figuratively Any
dwarfish person - noun figuratively An
insignificant person, at least in some respect - adjective Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people
- adjective Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind
Etymologies
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The term pygmy is sometimes used in modern language to refer to one who is very short of stature.
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The term pygmy is sometimes used in modern language to refer to one who is very short of stature.
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The term pygmy is sometimes used in modern language to refer to one who is very short of stature.
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There are pygmies all around the world and the only thing they have in common in less than average height (which is why anthropologists don't use the term pygmy any more, it implies they're a distinct subset of humanity when in fact they're a completely artificial grouping crudely defined by a single characteristic).
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-- Mountain pygmy possum Burramys parvus: described from Pleistocene owl pellets in 1896 but found alive in a ski lodge in the Australian Alps in 1966.
Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The woodland zone in the most extensive, dominated by what is often called a pygmy forest of pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and several species of juniper (Juniperus spp.).
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And what a moral pygmy is today's Guardianista compared to his counterpart of 70 years ago.
January 18, 2004 Laban 2004
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And what a moral pygmy is today's Guardianista compared to his counterpart of 70 years ago.
Archive 2004-01-18 Laban 2004
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The woodland zone is the most extensive, dominated by open stands of two-needle pinyon pine and several species of juniper, often termed a pygmy forest.
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Real-life gremlin – aka the pygmy tarsier – has been rediscovered.
Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » Nunc Scio’s linkmania – 11/19/08 2008
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