26984 words

pygmy

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
A pygmy animal or bird is one of a type that is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are:

Examples:

a pygmy hippopotamus
a pygmy owl
2
someone who is not important or who has little skill:

Examples:

a political pygmy
an intellectual pygmy
3
a member of one of several groups of very small people who live in Central Africa:

Examples:

Pygmies average about 1.5 metres in height.
4
(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are:

Examples:

a pygmy hippopotamus
5
a member of one of several groups of very small people who live in central Africa

Navigation