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pygmy

noun as in anything small of its kind

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They are typically created to capitalise on social media trends or viral memes - such as for internet-famous pygmy hippo Moo Deng.

From BBC

A zoo is celebrating the birth of rare and endangered pygmy slow loris twins.

From BBC

Other birds in the area include pygmy owls, belted kingfishers and wild turkey.

Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo who rose to fame on social media, is still attracting visitors and licensing deals, but celebrity can be fleeting.

Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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