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Definitions

Noun

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

Adjective

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

Etymology

From pygmy + -oid.

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