Phrase Hound found 55 phrases and 6 compound words that contain pygmy. The most common are listed below. Open pygmy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 55
- pygmy hippopotamusA large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.
- pygmy cormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus, a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.
- pygmy right whaleA baleen whale of the species Caperea marginata.
- pygmy owlAny of various species of small owl from the genus Glaucidium.
- Eurasian pygmy owlGlaucidium passerinum, the smallest Eurasian owl.
- pygmy blue whaleA small kind of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda
- cotton pygmy gooseA small perching duck of species Nettapus coromandelianus, native to Asia and Australasia.
- pygmy woodpeckerAny of the genus Yungipicus of small eastern Asian woodpeckers.
- pygmy tyrantAny of the passerine birds in the genera Euscarthmus, Myiornis, Lophotriccus, Atalotriccus, and Pseudotriccus.
- pygmy possumAny of various small endemic Australian possums of the family Burramyidae.
- pygmy squidA cephalopod of the family Idiosepiidae, including the northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) and the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides).
- American PygmyAn American breed of achondroplastic (dwarf) goat.
- pygmy falconPolihierax semitorquatus, African pygmy falcon, native to eastern and southern Africa.
- pygmy hippopygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
- pygmy hogPorcula salvania, a tiny pig of India.
- pygmy pipesAn ericaceous flowering plant of genus Monotropsis.
- pygmy loachSynonym of dwarf loach: Ambastaia sidthimunki; a miniature, highly active freshwater fish endemic to Thailand.
- pygmy possumsplural of pygmy possum: Any of various small endemic Australian possums of the family Burramyidae.
- pygmy giant pandaThe earliest known ancestor of the giant panda, †Ailuropoda microta, now extinct.
- pygmy killer whaleAn oceanic dolphin of the species Feresa attenuata.
- pygmy right whalesplural of pygmy right whale: A baleen whale of the species Caperea marginata.
- pygmy marmosetA small monkey (Cebuella pygmaea or Callithrix pygmaea), native to the far western Amazon rainforests.
- pygmy marmosetsplural of pygmy marmoset: A small monkey (Cebuella pygmaea or Callithrix pygmaea), native to the far western Amazon rainforests.
- pygmy backswimmerAny insect in the family Pleidae
- pygmy hippopotamusesplural of pygmy hippopotamus: A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.
Compound words 6
- micropygmyAn individual of the species Homo floresiensis.
- pygmoidResembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.
- pygmydomThe world or sphere of pygmies.
- pygmyhoodThe condition of being a pygmy.
- pygmyishLike a pygmy; dwarfish.
- pygmyismDwarfism.