[ˈpɪɡmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia

- something that is very small
(e.g: they were pygmies compared to the current satellites)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the plural, denoting a mythological race of small people): via Latin from Greek pugmaios ‘dwarf’, from pugmē ‘the length measured from elbow to knuckles’

[ˈpɪɡmi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily

- very small or insignificant


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the plural, denoting a mythological race of small people): via Latin from Greek pugmaios ‘dwarf’, from pugmē ‘the length measured from elbow to knuckles’