Definition for PIG'MY

PIG'MY, n. [It. Sp. and Port. pigmeo; L. pygmæus; Gr. πυγμαιος, from πυγμη, the fist.]

A dwarf; a person of very small stature; a name applied to a fabled nation said to have been devoured by cranes.

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