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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  • 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.

  • Pygmy Seahorses may be found!

  • Pygmy in the forest who has never been outside and seen the horizon.

  • Oberhasli, Pygmy, Nigerian Dwarf, Angora... that's the one everybody confuses with a sheep...

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