{ } a. [ L. pygmaeus. See Pygmy. ] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. “ Like that Pygmean race.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pygmy antelope (Zool.), the kleeneboc. --
Pygmy goose (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia. --
Pygmy owl (Zool.), the gnome. --
Pygmy parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasiternæ), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. [ 1913 Webster ]