dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/py_mw.json

{
  "pygmy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "behemoth",
      "colossus",
      "giant",
      "jumbo",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "monster",
      "titan"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an insignificant or unimpressive person":[
        "an intellectual pygmy"
      ],
      ": an unusually small person":[],
      ": any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors":[],
      ": any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height":[],
      ": something very small of its kind":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty",
      "regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weighing in at a formidable 100 grams, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey found on earth. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Five month-old male Nigerian dwarf goats and two African pygmy hedgehogs are the latest additions to Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee as the public facility opens for the 2022 season. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "For the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, exemptions are related to certain outreach, monitoring, habitat restoration, and survey efforts. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Unlike many of Arizona's birds, cactus ferruginous pygmy owls do not migrate or fly great distances. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Just last year, half of Washington\u2019s pygmy rabbit population was killed during wildfires. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2021",
      "Sierra de la Laguna While the Baja peninsula is primarily desert, the southernmost tip is a subtropical dry forest that contains most of the region\u2019s endemic species, from the Xantus\u2019s hummingbird to the cape pygmy owl. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Elsewhere in the West, federal officials say the 6-inch cactus ferruginous pygmy owl \u2014 which nests in saguaro cacti in Mexico, Arizona and Texas \u2014 should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, Michael Doyle reports for E&E news. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Bonobos, also called the pygmy chimp, are smaller than the common chimpanzee and are the closest living relative to humans, sharing more than 98% of their DNA. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 15 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pigmei , from Latin pygmaeus of a pygmy, dwarfish, from Greek pygmaios , from pygm\u0113 fist, measure of length \u2014 more at pungent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pig-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "diminutive",
      "dwarf",
      "midget",
      "mite",
      "peewee",
      "runt",
      "scrub",
      "shrimp",
      "Tom Thumb"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231551",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pyx-jury":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a committee of goldsmiths that makes the trial of the pyx":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pyx entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103416",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}