pygmy

[US]/'piɡmi/
[UK]/ˈpɪɡmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dwarf; a person of very small stature
adj. small in stature; relating to the Pygmy people

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

We could fit the smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, on here.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

And this pygmy elephant will grow to be nearly three metres tall.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

And though it's taken a while, pygmy goat Pipsqueak is fitting right in.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Pygmy hogs were thought to have died out in the 1960s.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Keeping the pygmy hogs and the breeding centers secure is especially important now, Deka said.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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