pygmy 音标拼音: [p'ɪgmi]
n . 矮人,侏儒,小妖精
a . 微小的,矮人的
矮人,侏儒,小妖精微小的,矮人的
pygmy 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 }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence ,
a short ,
insignificant person ;
a dwarf .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pygmy ":
American Indian ,
Amerind ,
Australian aborigine ,
Bushman ,
Caucasian ,
Indian ,
Lilliputian ,
Malayan ,
Mister Charley ,
Mongolian ,
Negrillo ,
Negrito ,
Negro ,
Oriental ,
Red Indian ,
Tom Thumb ,
WASP ,
bitsy ,
black ,
black man ,
blackfellow ,
boy ,
brown man ,
brownie ,
burrhead ,
colored person ,
coon ,
darky ,
diminutive ,
dumpy ,
dwarf ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
elf ,
elfin ,
gnome ,
gook ,
homunculus ,
honky ,
incipient ,
jigaboo ,
jungle bunny ,
lilliputian ,
manikin ,
meager ,
midge ,
midget ,
minikin ,
nanoid ,
nigger ,
niggra ,
ofay ,
paleface ,
peewee ,
pip -
squeak ,
pocket -
size ,
red man ,
redskin ,
rudimental ,
rudimentary ,
runt ,
runty ,
scraggy ,
scrubby ,
shrimp ,
shriveled ,
shrunk ,
shrunken ,
slant -
eye ,
spade ,
squat ,
stunted ,
the Man ,
undersize ,
undersized ,
wart ,
white ,
white man ,
whitey ,
wizened ,
yellow man
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