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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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{Pygmy antelope} (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
{Pygmy goose} (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the
genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
{Pygmy owl} (Zool.), the gnome.
{Pygmy parrot} (Zool.), 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.
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