PYGMY


Meaning of PYGMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɪgmi ]

also pigmy

( pygmies)

1.

Pygmy means belonging to a species of animal which is the smallest of a group of related species.

Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

A pygmy is a member of a group of very short people who live in Africa or south-east Asia.

...the pygmy tribes of Papua New Guinea.

N-COUNT

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