Definition of Pygmy
Pygmy
pyg·my


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(noun)
a member of one of the ethnic groups in central Africa and southeast Asia, whose members are unusually short in stature/height;

e.g. The Pygmy led the group into the forest.

(noun)
in derogatory usage, a person, animal, or thing that is very small; a person who is considered insignificant due to their deficiencies in a particular respect;

e.g. They considered him an intellectual pygmy because he was not as good as the others in school.





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