資料來源 : pyDict

矮人,侏儒,小妖精微小的,矮人的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.
   One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in
   the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the
   shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than
   four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy,
   dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good
   terms with neighboring Negroes.

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.

   {Pygmy antelope} (Zo["o]l.), the kleeneboc.

   {Pygmy goose} (Zo["o]l.), any species of very small geese of
      the genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and
      Australia.

   {Pygmy owl} (Zo["o]l.), the gnome.

   {Pygmy parrot} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ?
   the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to
   the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.]
   [Written also {pigmy}.]
   1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged
      war with the cranes, and were destroyed.

   2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.

資料來源 : WordNet®

pygmy
     n 1: an unusually small individual [syn: {pigmy}]
     2: any member of various peoples having an average height of
        less than five feet [syn: {Pigmy}]