pygmy

[US]/'piɡmi/
[UK]/ˈpɪɡmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dværg; en person af meget lille statur
adj. lille af statur; vedrørende pygmeerfolkene
Word Forms
Pluralpygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

Pygmidegrise er ikke større end kaniner.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

De var længe kendt som pygmeer.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Hjemsted for den pygmeforklædte tre-tåede dovendyr.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Pygmidehjorten er den mindste af alle pindsvin.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

We could fit the smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, on here.

Vi kunne passe den mindste abe, den pygmey marmoset, her på.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Der findes kun et par hundrede pygmeforklædte dovendyr.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

And this pygmy elephant will grow to be nearly three metres tall.

Og denne pygmeflods vil vokse til at blive næsten tre meter høj.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

And though it's taken a while, pygmy goat Pipsqueak is fitting right in.

Og selvom det har taget et stykke tid, passer den pygmeforklædte ged Pipsqueak godt ind.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Pygmy hogs were thought to have died out in the 1960s.

Pygmidegrise blev antaget at være uddøde i 1960'erne.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Keeping the pygmy hogs and the breeding centers secure is especially important now, Deka said.

Det er særligt vigtigt nu at holde pygmidegrisene og avlsstationerne sikre, sagde Deka.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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