pygmy owl

from 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.
   [1913 Webster]

   {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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