pygmoid

English

Etymology

From pygmy +‎ -oid.

Adjective

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

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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