πυγμαῖος,α,ον, (
A.
πυγμή
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)a πυγμή longortall, ἀκρόθινα π. κολοσσῷ ἐφαρμόζων
Philostr. VS 1.19.2
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2. of men,dwarfish, Hdt. 3.37 , Arist. Pr. 892a12 , Phld. Sign. 2 .
II. pr. n.Πυγμαῖοι,οἱ , thePygmies, a fabulous race of dwarfs on the upper Nile, said to have been warred on and destroyed by cranes, Il. 3.6 , Arist. HA 597a6 , cf. Hdt.l.c.