{ Pyg″my (?), Pyg‐me″an (?), } a. [L. pygmaeus. See Pygmy.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. “ Like that Pygmean race.” Milton.
Pygmy antelope(Zoöl.), the kleeneboc. — Pygmy goose(Zoöl.), any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia. — Pygmy owl(Zoöl.), the gnome. — Pygmy parrot(Zoöl.), any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasiternæ), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.