Found 1 items, similar to Pygmy owl.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pygmy owl 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]