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pygmy
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pyg·my (pgm)
n.
1. An individual of unusually small size.
2. Pygmy A member of any of various peoples, especially found in equatorial Africa and parts of southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet.
adj.
Unusually or atypically small.
pygmy
[pig′mē]
Etymology: L, pygmaeus, dwarf
an extremely small person whose body parts are proportioned accordingly. Also spelled pigmy. See also primordial dwarf.


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