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 pigmy
 矮人;侏儒;小妖精;無用的人

 pig·my /ˈpɪgmɪ/ 名詞
 侏儒型

 Pig·my n. See Pygmy.
 Pigmy falcon. Zool. Same as Falconet, 2 (a).
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 Pyg·my, n.; pl. Pygmies   [Written also pigmy.]
 1. Class. Myth. One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed.
 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.
 3. One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. They are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good terms with neighboring Negroes.
 Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps.
 And pyramids are pyramids in vales.   --Young.
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 pigmy
      n 1: an unusually small individual [syn: pygmy]
      2: any member of various peoples having an average height of
         less than five feet [syn: Pygmy]