| 单词 | pygmy |
| 释义 | pygmy (once / 13148 pages) n A member of an ethnic group whose people tend to be very short or small is a pygmy. Anthropologists sometimes study pygmy groups. The term pygmy, while still used by many who study and write about world cultures and groups, it is somewhat old fashioned and can be offensive to members of these cultures. Anthropologists often refer to groups in which men are on average shorter than four feet eleven inches tall as pygmies, though for the most part these people prefer to be known by their ethnicity. Pygmy comes from the Greek word pugmaios, or "dwarf." WORD FAMILYpygmy: pygmies USAGE EXAMPLESThree rare pygmy marmosets have been rescued and are set to be reunited, after being stolen from a Sydney zoo at the weekend. BBC(Nov 28, 2016) Two men have been charged with stealing three rare pygmy marmosets from a wildlife park in Australia. BBC(Nov 27, 2016) The Luba then launched a revenge attack, killing at least 13 pygmies. BBC(Oct 18, 2016) n an unusually small individual Syn|Hyper pigmy small person a person of below average size Pygmy (once / 24573 pages) n WORD FAMILY Pygmy: Pygmies USAGE EXAMPLESPygmies are native to the region but they feel they are marginalised, with unequal access to resources and education. BBC(Oct 18, 2016) Pygmy blue whales, like all blue whales, were hunted nearly to extinction in the first half of the 20th century. National Geographic(Mar 02, 2016) Pygmy marmosets are the world’s smallest monkeys, weighing less than 5 ounces. National Geographic(Feb 22, 2016) n any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet Syn|Hyper Pigmy small person a person of below average size |
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