PYGMY

pygmy. Pygmy, n. a kind of fabulous person, a dwarf

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{ Pyg″my (?), Pyg‐me″an (?), } a. [[L. pygmaeus. See Pygmy.]] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. “ Like that Pygmean race.” Milton. Pygmy antelope (Zoöl.), the kleeneboc. — Pygmy goose (Zoöl.), any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia. — Pygmy owl (Zoöl.), the gnome. — Pygmy parrot (Zoöl.), any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasiternæ), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.