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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pygmy  \Pyg"my\,  n. 
  One  of  a  race  of  Central  African  Negritos  found  chiefly  in 
  the  great  forests  of  the  equatorial  belt.  THey  are  the 
  shortest  of  known  races,  the  adults  ranging  from  less  than 
  four  to  about  five  feet  in  stature.  They  are  timid  and  shy, 
  dwelling  in  the  recesses  of  the  forests,  though  often  on  good 
  terms  with  neighboring  Negroes. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pygmy  \Pyg"my\,  Pygmean  \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}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  kleeneboc. 
 
  {Pygmy  goose}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  species  of  very  small  geese  of 
  the  genus  {Nettapus},  native  of  Africa,  India,  and 
  Australia. 
 
  {Pygmy  owl}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  gnome. 
 
  {Pygmy  parrot}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  several  species  of  very 
  small  green  parrots  ({Nasitern[ae]}),  native  of  New  Guinea 
  and  adjacent  islands.  They  are  not  larger  than  sparrows. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pygmy  \Pyg"my\,  n.;  pl  {Pygmies}.  [L.  pygmaeus,  Gr  ?,  fr  ? 
  the  fist,  a  measure  of  length,  the  distance  from  the  elbow  to 
  the  knuckles,  about  131  inches.  Cf  {Pugnacious},  {Fist}.] 
  [Written  also  {pigmy}.] 
  1.  (Class.  Myth.)  One  of  a  fabulous  race  of  dwarfs  who  waged 
  war  with  the  cranes,  and  were  destroyed. 
 
  2.  Hence  a  short,  insignificant  person;  a  dwarf. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pygmy 
  n  1:  an  unusually  small  individual  [syn:  {pigmy}] 
  2:  any  member  of  various  peoples  having  an  average  height  of 
  less  than  five  feet  [syn:  {Pygmy},  {Pigmy}] 




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