pygmy

Example Sentences

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The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

In October 2025, the wildlife park welcomed Haggis the pygmy hippo, who now has a large social media following.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Around 61,000 years ago, the pygmy elephant population declined sharply.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The animals -- including shingleback lizards, western blue-tongue lizards, bearded dragons and southern pygmy spiny-tailed skinks -- were posted in 15 packages between 2018 and 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

I had said that my father was allergic to pet hair, which was why I couldn't have a dog or a cat or even a pygmy goat.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan