pygmy /ˈpɪɡmɪ/ (also pigmy)

• 1. 

  ADJ Pygmy means belonging to a species of animal that is the smallest of a group of related species. (一组有亲缘关系的动物中)最小的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.

  这种最高只能长到56厘米的小山羊基本是作为宠物来养的。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A pygmy is a member of a group of very short people who live in Africa or southeast Asia. 俾格米人; 住在非洲或东南亚的极其矮小的人种

  例：

  ...the pygmy tribes of Papua New Guinea.

  ...巴布亚新几内亚的俾格米人部落。