Most pygmy communities are partially hunter-gatherers, living partially but not exclusively on the wild products of their environment. They trade with neighbouring farmers to acquire cultivated foods and …

Pygmy, in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid.

The meaning of PIGMY is any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors. How to use pigmy in a sentence.

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A pigmy is a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Oceania. These groups are characterized by their small height and traditionally semi-nomadic lifestyles, often …