pygmy
adjective/ˈpɪɡmi/
Frequency rank: #16,870 most common English word
Meaning
A very small person, animal, or thing, often referring to a member of certain peoples of short stature or a smaller variety of a species.
Example sentence
The wildlife documentary featured footage of pygmy chimpanzees living deep in the Congo rainforest.
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