plural of pygmy

(often capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature. / (Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs.

Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people. / Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind.

Any of various species of small owl from the genus Glaucidium.

Polihierax semitorquatus, African pygmy falcon, native to eastern and southern Africa.

Microcarbo pygmeus, a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

plural of pygmy owl

A small monkey (Cebuella pygmaea or Callithrix pygmaea), native to the far western Amazon rainforests.

A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa (Hexaprotodon liberiensis, syn. Choeropsis liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.

plural of pygmy backswimmer