- Pygmy parrot
- Pygmy Pyg"my, Pygmean 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.
[1913 Webster]
{Pygmy antelope} (Zo["o]l.), the kleeneboc.
{Pygmy goose} (Zo["o]l.), any species of very small geese of the genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
{Pygmy owl} (Zo["o]l.), the gnome.
{Pygmy parrot} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of very small green parrots ({Nasitern[ae]}), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
