Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pygmy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{Pygmy antelope} (Zo["o]l.), the kleeneboc.
{Pygmy goose} (Zo["o]l.), any species of very small geese of
the genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and
Australia.
{Pygmy owl} (Zo["o]l.), the gnome.
{Pygmy parrot} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pygmy
n 1: an unusually small individual [syn: {pigmy}]
2: any member of various peoples having an average height of
less than five feet [syn: {Pygmy}, {Pigmy}]
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