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pygmy

[pig-mee] / ˈpɪg mi /
NOUN
anything small of its kind
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Antonyms
STRONG


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Bogong moths are thought to help plants spread pollen and are also a key food source for the mountain pygmy possum, a critically endangered cave-dwelling marsupial.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

From 1999 through 2020, FAU Harbor Branch responded to 59 pygmy sperm whale strandings.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

When you’re a consulting detective—even one who happens to be a pygmy shrew—trouble often has a way of finding you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

There’s also a sand pit where children can dig up replicas of pygmy mammoth bones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

They included giant elephant birds, primitive primates called lemurs as big as gorillas, and pygmy hippos.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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