pygmy vs termite

pygmy

noun
  • An insignificant person, at least in some respect. 

  • Any dwarfish person or thing. 

  • A member of a race of dwarfs. 

  • A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature. 

adj
  • Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people. 

  • Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind. 

termite

noun
  • A contemptible person. 

  • A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea. 

verb
  • Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it. 

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