pygmy

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

Translation

n. nano; una persona di statura molto piccola
adj. piccolo di statura; relativo al popolo pigmeo
Word Forms
pluralepygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

I cinghiali pigmei non sono più grandi di un coniglio.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

Erano a lungo conosciuti come pigmei.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Casa del bradipo pigmeo a tre dita.

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

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Il riccio pigmeo è il più piccolo di tutti i ricci.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

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

Potremmo farci stare la scimmia più piccola, il marmoset pigmeo, qui.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Esistono solo poche centinaia di bradipi pigmei.

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

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

E questo elefante pigmeo crescerà fino a quasi tre metri di altezza.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

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

E anche se ci è voluto un po' di tempo, la capra pigmea Pipsqueak si sta adattando perfettamente.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

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

Si pensava che i cinghiali pigmei si fossero estinti negli anni '60.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

Mantenere al sicuro i cinghiali pigmei e i centri di allevamento è particolarmente importante ora, ha detto Deka.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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