pygmy

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

Translation

n. dvärg; en person av mycket liten längd
adj. liten i längd; relaterad till pygméfolket
Word Forms
Pluralpygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

Pygmygrisar är inte större än kaniner.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

De var länge kända som pygméer.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Hemma för den pygmésloth med tre tår.

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

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Den pygmévassinen är den minsta av alla vassiner.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

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

Vi skulle kunna få plats med den minsta apen, den pygmäermarmosetten, här.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Det finns bara några hundra pygméslothar i världen.

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

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

Och den här pygméelefanten kommer att växa sig nästan tre meter lång.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

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

Och även om det tagit ett tag, passar den pygmégicken Pipsqueak bra in.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

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

Man trodde att pygmygrisarna hade utdöts på 1960-talet.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

Att hålla pygmygrisarna och avelscentren säkra är särskilt viktigt nu, sa Deka.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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