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pygmy ['pɪgmɪ] nstresses
gen. пигмей; карлик; ничтожный человечишка; ничтожество; относящийся к пигмеям; малютка; гном; карла
pygmies n
gen. пигмеи (1. (also pigmy) noun (pl.pygmies) 1) (Pygmy) a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of SE Asia. Pygmies (e.g. the Mbuti and Twa peoples) are typically nomadic hunter-gatherers with an average male height not above 150 cm (4 ft 11 in.) 2) chiefly derogatory a very small person, animal, or thing ¦ a person who is insignificant or is deficient in a particular respect he regarded them as intellectual pygmies 2. adjective very small or insignificant ¦ used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily. NOED Alexander Demidov)
pygmy ['pɪgmɪ] adj.
gen. очень маленький предмет; карликовый (Amongst foodgrains, as we travelled from the green South and East towards the dry North and West, the pygmy crop of rice gave way to the tall bajra and jowar.); ничтожный; незначительный
tech. миниатюрный
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