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pygmyism

pygmyism noun: the phenotype of endemically short stature exhibited by members of the pygmy peoples.

Noun

pygmyism (uncountable)

  1. The phenotype of endemically short stature exhibited by members of the pygmy peoples.
  2. Dwarfism.

Origin of pygmyism

From pygmy + -ism.

Questions about pygmyism

What does pygmyism mean?
Pygmyism means the phenotype of endemically short stature exhibited by members of the pygmy peoples.
What part of speech is pygmyism?
Pygmyism is a noun.

Words near pygmyism in the dictionary

  1. pygmy woodpecker
  2. pygmy-possum
  3. pygmydom
  4. pygmyhood
  5. pygmyish
  6. pygmyism
  7. pygo-
  8. pygocephalomorph
  9. pygocephalomorphs
  10. pygofer
  11. pygofers

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