PYGMOID

Etymology

Adjective

pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)

Resembling a Pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered Pygmies

Noun

pygmoid (plural pygmoids)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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