pygmy
(also pigmy) ['pɪg.mi] adjective [before noun]
■describes an animal or bird which is one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are （动物或鸟类）体型非常小的•a pygmy hippopotamus矮小的河马 •a pygmy owl极小的猫头鹰
(also pigmy) ['pɪg.mi] noun countable disapproving
■someone who is not important or who has little skill 无足轻重的人；没甚么技能的人•a political pygmy在政治上无足轻重的小人物 •an intellectual pygmy智力低下的人 |