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pigmy    音标拼音: [p'ɪgmi]
n. 矮人;侏儒;小妖精;无用的人

矮人;侏儒;小妖精;无用的人

pigmy
n 1: an unusually small individual [synonym: {pygmy}, {pigmy}]
2: any member of various peoples having an average height of
less than five feet [synonym: {Pygmy}, {Pigmy}]

Pigmy \Pig"my\, n.
See {Pygmy}.
[1913 Webster]

{Pigmy falcon}. (Zool.) Same as {Falconet}, 2
(a) .
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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.
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2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.
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3. 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps.
And pyramids are pyramids in vales. --Young.
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  • Pygmy peoples - Wikipedia
    In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall
  • Pygmy | Hunter-Gatherers, Rainforest, Central Africa | Britannica
    Pygmy, in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid The best-known Pygmy groups and those to whom the term is most commonly applied are the Pygmies of tropical Africa;
  • PIGMY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of PIGMY is any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors How to use pigmy in a sentence
  • Pygmy peoples - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Pygmy is a word that describes several ethnic groups with unusually short people According to anthropologists, pygmies can be any group where adult men and women are less than 5 feet (150 cm) tall on average [1] The best known pygmies are the Aka, Efé and Mbuti of central Africa
  • Why Pygmies of Africa Are So Short | Live Science
    Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short stature, while neighboring groups don't, has been somewhat of a mystery Now new research suggests unique changes in the Pygmy's genome have
  • A Short History of African Pygmies | Science | AAAS
    Short people known as pygmies are scattered across equatorial Africa, where they speak various languages, inhabit different types of forests, and hunt and gather food in diverse ways
  • PYGMY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    PYGMY definition: 1 A pygmy animal or bird is one of a type that is smaller than animals or birds of that type… Learn more
  • Pigmy - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    late 14c , Pigmei, "member of a fabulous race of dwarfs," described by Homer and Herodotus and said to inhabit Egypt or Ethiopia and India, from Latin Pygmaei (singular Pygmaeus), from Greek Pygmaioi, plural of Pygmaios "a Pygmy," noun use of adjective meaning "dwarfish "
  • pigmy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
    Definition of pigmy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a member of a group of people who are very short, especially a member of a people living in central Africa This word is sometimes now considered offensive (disapproving) a very small person or thing or one that is weak in some way
  • African Pygmies - Wikipedia
    The African Pygmies (or Congo Pygmies, variously also Central African foragers, African rainforest hunter-gatherers (RHG) or Forest People of Central Africa) [a] are a group of ethnicities native to Central Africa, mostly the Congo Basin, traditionally subsisting on a forager and hunter-gatherer lifestyle





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