pygmoid

adj, noun — 2 senses

pygmoid

adj

Etymology From pygmy + -oid.

1

Resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.

pygmoid

noun

Etymology From pygmy + -oid.

1

A person so resembling a pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry.

Related terms
Negrito

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