pigmy

noun

pig·​my

less common spelling of pygmy

1
often capitalized : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
2
capitalized : any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height
3
a(1)
: an unusually small person
(2)
: an insignificant or unimpressive person
an intellectual pygmy
b
: something very small of its kind

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Of the 46 species of snakes known in Georgia, only six are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber/canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and Eastern coral snake. Nancy Clanton, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023

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Kids Definition

pigmy

variant of pygmy

Medical Definition

pigmy

variant of pygmy

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