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