pygmy

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

Translation

n. dwerg; een persoon van zeer kleine lengte
adj. klein van lengte; betrekking hebbend op de Pygmeeën.
Word Forms
Pluralpygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

Dwergsvarkens zijn niet groter dan konijnen.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

Ze waren lange tijd bekend als pygmies.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Thuis aan de dwerg-drietoedsslak.

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

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Het dwergëgel is het kleinste van alle egels.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

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

We zouden hier de kleinste aap, de dwergmarmoset, op kunnen passen.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Er zijn slechts enkele honderden dwergtoorts in het bestaan.

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

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

En deze dwergelefant zal bijna drie meter lang worden.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

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

En hoewel het even geduurd heeft, past het dwerggeitje Pipsqueak perfect.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

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

Er werd gedacht dat dwergsvarkens in de jaren zestig waren uitgestorven.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

Het veilig houden van de dwergsvarkens en de fokkerijcentra is nu vooral belangrijk, zei Deka.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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