pygmoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pygmy +‎ -oid.

Adjective[edit]

pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)

  1. Resembling a Pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered Pygmies

Noun[edit]

pygmoid (plural pygmoids)

  1. A person so resembling a Pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry

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