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How to pronounce pigmy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pygmy
Type of small person
Type Words
Synonyms pygmy
Type of small person

Examples of pigmy

pigmy
By itself, Greece is an economic pigmy with an economy the size of Kentucky.
From the stltoday.com
However, visitors should watch out for pigmy rattlesnakes, which are also common in the area.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I suspect this book will talk about pigmy white people who lived in New Zealand prior to Maori.
From the nbr.co.nz
The mountain pigmy possums of Australia can live 12 years, a remarkable age for a one-ounce creature.
From the washingtonpost.com
Dusky pigmy rattlesnake at Florida Museum of Natural History.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And how a footballing pigmy called George Best and a rugby no-name called Barry John were beaten into second and third.
From the independent.co.uk
We quickly made out that it was indeed an owl-the pigmy owl, as it turned out-not much larger than a bluebird.
From the theatlantic.com
This suggests that the smalleye pigmy shark is more closely related to their ancient ancestor than the lantern shark.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Tibbs have seven monkeys in all, along with dozens of dogs and cats, rabbits, macaws, rats, chickens, pigs, pigmy goats and camels.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Pygmy: an unusually small individual
  • Pygmy: any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
  • Pygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually low; anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men grow to less than 150 cm (4 feet 11 inches) in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid. ...