pygmy(also pigmy), / ˈpɪgmɪ; `pɪɡmɪ/ n1 Pygmy member of a tribal group of very short people living in equatorial Africa 俾格米人（赤道非洲部族的人, 属矮小人种）.2 very small person or species of animal; dwarf 矮小的人或动物种类; 矮子; 侏儒 [attrib 作定语]the pygmy shrew 小锥子.
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