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 ~ goat is essentially a pet.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A ~ is a member of a group of very short people who live in Africa or south-east Asia.
...the ~ tribes of Papua New Guinea.
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