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nounadjectivepygmy (also pigmy ) BrE /ˈpɪɡmi/ NAmE /ˈpɪɡmi/ noun (plural pygm ies , pigmies ) Pygmy a member of a race of very short people living in parts of Africa and SE Asia 俾格米人（生活于非洲和东南亚部分地区，身材矮小）(disapproving ) a very small person or thing or one that is weak in some way 矮小的人（或物）；侏儒；弱小者◆ He regarded them as intellectual pygmies . 他把他们视为智力上的侏儒。pygmy (also pigmy ) BrE /ˈpɪɡmi/ NAmE /ˈpɪɡmi/ adjective [only before noun ]used to describe a plant or species (= type ) of animal that is much smaller than other similar kinds （比同类动植物）小得多的，矮小的，微小的◆ a pygmy shrew 倭鼩鼱 |