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English
Etymology
From pygmy + -oid.
Adjective
pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)
- Resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.
Noun
pygmoid (plural pygmoids)
- A person so resembling a pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry.
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