Pygmean

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See
     {Pygmy}.]
     Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf;
     dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race." --Milton.
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     {Pygmy antelope} (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
  
     {Pygmy goose} (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the
        genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
        
  
     {Pygmy owl} (Zool.), the gnome.
  
     {Pygmy parrot} (Zool.), any one of several species of very
        small green parrots ({Nasitern[ae]}), native of New Guinea
        and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.
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