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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 Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Pygmy
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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;... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Reconnaissance Car, Ford [US]
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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 Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/202
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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 ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/202
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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, insignifican... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pygmy
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Pigmy noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pygmy
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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 o... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pygmy/
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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] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/136
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pygmy
Type: Term Pronunciation: pig′mē Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: pigmy Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74314
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[Greek mythology] The Pygmies (πυγμαιος) were a tribe of diminutive humans in Greek mythology. Their name in Greek was Pygmaioi, from pygmê, the length of the forearm. According to the Iliad, they were involved in a constant war with the cranes, which migrated in winter to their hom... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_(Greek_mythology)
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pygmy
- an unusually small individual
- any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
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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 ... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0840614.html
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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; their combined population is less than 200,000. They were probably the aboriginal inhabitants of the region,... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0013888.html
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Pygmy
[novel] Pygmy is an epistolary novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It was released on May 5, 2009. ==Plot== The plot revolves around a 13-year-old boy named Agent Number 67 from an unnamed, totalitarian state described as a "mash-up of North Korea, Cuba, Communist-era China, and Nazi-era Germany", as ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_(novel)
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pygmy
1) African tribesman 2) Miniature 3) Pigmy 4) Small person 5) Tiny tribesman 6) Wee Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pygmy/1
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