pygmoid

English

Etymology

From pygmy +‎ -oid.

Adjective

pygmoid (comparative more pygmoid, superlative most pygmoid)

1. Resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.

Noun

pygmoid (plural pygmoids)

1. A person so resembling a pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry.

See also

• Negrito