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pygmy

Best crossword clue

"Very small type"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪɡmi/Part of speech nounSorted gmpyyStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2Y3G4M5Y

Definitions

  1. an unusually small individual

Word origin

From Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “a member of a race of dwarves”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist (as small as a fist)”).

Used in a sentence

  • I've seen unicorns in Burma and a yeti in Nepal; / and I've danced with ten-foot Pygmies in a Montezuma Hall.
  • Although Pygmies are relatively protected against gene flow from other populations, many Pygmy tribes show extensive gene replacement and few have remained relatively unaltered.
  • It was so high up that the people walking about in the street below looked like pygmies.

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