Pygmy synonyms

pĭg'mē

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midget (related)
A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]
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bantam
Any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another
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dwarf
(Astronomy) A star of relatively small size.
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runt (related)
(Computing) An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
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chimpanzee
The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), of equatorial central and western Africa, having a stockier build than the bonobo (P. paniscus).
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elf
(Fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar)
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pixy
Alternative spelling of pixie.
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lilliputian
A narrow-minded person
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pigmy
Alternative spelling of pygmy.
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short
A shot that falls short of the target or objective
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shrimp
Any of a large number of small, slender, long-tailed decapods, mostly marine: many are highly valued as food
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small
A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest:
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tiny
Anything very small.
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trivial
(Obsolete) Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.
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diminutive
Serving to diminish.
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miniature
Greatly reduced in size or scale.
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minuscule
Very small, tiny.
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minute
Of, characterized by, or attentive to tiny details; exact; precise
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wee
Very small; tiny
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peewee
Designating or of an organized sport or sports league for children
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pintsize
Of small dimensions; diminutive.
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pintsized
Alternative form of pint-sized.
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teensy-weensy
(Colloquial, often childish or humorous) Alternative form of teeny-weeny.
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teensy
(Childish, informal) tiny
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teeny
(Informal) tiny
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teeny-weeny
(Idiomatic, often childish or humorous) Alternative spelling of teeny-weeny.
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big (related)
Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling:
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scops-owl (related)
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bornean (related)
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angolensis (related)
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finfoot (related)
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tapir (related)
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negrito (related)
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damara (related)
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virginianus (related)
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black-faced (related)
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sitatunga (related)
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antelopes (related)
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verreauxi (related)
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whistling (related)
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bambuti (related)
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fulvous (related)
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gnome
A small statue placed in a garden to ward off pests and protect a home from sorcery.
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Pygmy Sentence Examples

  • Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmy that he can?

  • It features an African exhibit with giraffes, chimpanzees, pygmy hippos and dwarf crocodiles.

  • Crocodiles and two kinds of hippopotami, the ordinary and a pygmy variety, are found in the rivers.

  • An extremely interesting section of the population not hitherto mentioned is constituted by the Pygmy tribes inhabiting the densely forested regions along the equator from Uganda to the Gabun and living the life of nomadic hunters.

  • Pygmy Seahorses may be found!

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