πυγμαῖος
α, ον, οἱ
A.
πυγμή 11) a πυγμή long or tall, ἀκρόθινα π. κολοσσῷ ἐφαρμόζων Philostr. VS 1.19.2.
2.
of men, dwarfish, Hdt. 3.37, Arist. Pr. 892a12, Phld. Sign. 2.
II.
pr. n. Πυγμαῖοι,οἱ, the Pygmies, 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.