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pygmoid

pygmoid adjective: resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.

Adjective

pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)

  1. Resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.

Noun

pygmoid (plural pygmoids)

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

Forms of pygmoid

Adjective
comparativemore pygmoid
superlativemost pygmoid
Noun
pluralpygmoids

Origin of pygmoid

From pygmy + -oid.

Questions about pygmoid

What does pygmoid mean?
Pygmoid means resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.
What part of speech is pygmoid?
Pygmoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pygmoid in the dictionary

  1. pygmaliosexual
  2. pygmaliosexuals
  3. pygmean
  4. pygmies
  5. pygmies placed on the shoulders of giants
  6. pygmoid
  7. pygmoids
  8. pygmy
  9. pygmy backswimmer
  10. pygmy backswimmers
  11. pygmy blue whale

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