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pygmy Noun pl -mies 1. something that is a very small example of its type 2. an abnormally undersized person 3. a person of little importance or significance Adjective very small: the pygmy anteater [Greek pugmaios undersized] Pygmy Noun pl -mies a member of one of the very short peoples of Equatorial Africa
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pygmy or pigmy modifier 1. small, miniature, dwarf, tiny, wee, stunted, diminutive, minuscule, midget, elfin, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, dwarfish, teensy-weensy, pygmean noun 2. midget, dwarf, shrimp (informal) Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, munchkin (informal), chiefly U.S. homunculus, manikin noun 3. nonentity, nobody, lightweight (informal) mediocrity, cipher, small fry, pipsqueak (informal) Translations n pygmy, pigmy [ˈpigmi] a member of an African race of very small people. pigmee قَزَم пигмей Pygmej pygmæ der Pygmäe, die Pygmäin πυγμαίος pigmeo pügmee عضو هریک از نژاد های کوتاه قد آفریقا kääpiö pygmée מִשֶבֶט הַפִּיגמִים पिग्मी pigmeus; törpe pigmi pygmÿi (dvergsvertingi) pigmeo ピグミー族 pigmėjas pigmejs org kerdil pygmee pygmé pigmej pigmeu pigmeu пигмей Pygmej pigmejec pigmej pygmé คนแคระในทวีปแอฟริกาตอนใต้ Pigme 非洲的一個矮小種族,俾格米人 пігмей افريقہ کي ايک ٹھگني نسل کا فرد، بونا người lùn 非洲的一个矮小种族,俾格米人 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They were neatly plastered together by the Pygmy workmen, pretty much like birds' nests, out of straw, feathers, egg shells, and other small bits of stuff, with stiff clay instead of mortar; and when the hot sun had dried them, they were just as snug and comfortable as a Pygmy could desire. It might be almost anybody from some person you met up in the caves of ice to a red pygmy from the wilds of Africa. Do you think you are engaged with a pygmy like yourself? |
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