'Pygmy owl' definitions:

Definition of 'Pygmy owl'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
  • Pygmy goose (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
  • Pygmy owl (Zool.), the gnome.
  • Pygmy parrot (Zool.), 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]