Look up: pygmy

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   Pygmy
   [n] - an unusually small individual 2. [n] - any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
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   Pygmy
   Member of any of several groups of small-statured, dark-skinned peoples living in the equatorial jungles of Africa. The most important groups are the Twa, Aka, Mbuti, Binga, Baka, Gelli Efé;...
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   Pygmy
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   Pygmy
   Pyg'my noun ; plural Pygmies . [ Latin pygmaeus , Greek ..., from ... the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Confer Pugnacious , Fist .] [ Written also pigmy .] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. 2. Hence, a shor ...
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   Pygmy
   Pyg'my noun One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good terms with neighboring Negroes.
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   pygmy
   Origin: L. Pygmaeus, Gr, fr. The fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist ... Alternative forms: pigmy. ... 1. One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. ... 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. 'Pygmies are pygmies still, though ...
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   Pygmy
   Pigmy noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
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   Pygmy
   • (n.) One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good terms with neighboring Negroes. • (a.)...
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   Pygmy
   in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height. A member of a slightly taller ... [10 related articles]
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    pygmy
    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. Syn: pigmy [G. pygmaios, dwarfish, fr. pygm, fist, also a measure of length from elbow to knuckles]
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    pygmy
    
    1. an unusually small individual
    2. any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
    
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    Pygmy
    Pygmy or Pigmy (both: pig'mē) , a racial designation of 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 ...
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