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What is the noun for pygmy?

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pygmy
  1. (often capitalized, usually in the plural: Pygmies) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature
  2. (Greek) A member of a race of dwarfs
  3. (figuratively) Any dwarfish person
  4. (figuratively) An insignificant person, at least in some respect
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “When we entered the jungle, we were amazed to spot a pygmy among the tall, dense trees.”
      “How long will this intellectual pygmy spend his time hiding behind the Building Industry taskforce?”
pygmies
  1. plural of pygmy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The original inhabitants of present-day Burundi are thought to be the Twa people, descendants of the pygmies.”
      “Discrimination against indigenous pygmies and ethnic minorities is a problem.”
      “The other one, I remember very well, was a film of pygmies in Cameroon building a bridge across a jungle river.”
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