Definition of PYGMOID

pygmoid

Plural: pygmoids

Adj

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

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From pygmy + -oid.

Scrabble Score: 16

pygmoid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pygmoid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pygmoid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

pygmoid: valid Words With Friends Word