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midget: see dwarfism dwarfism, condition in which an animal or plant is less than normal in size and lacks the capacity for normal growth. Dwarfism is deliberately produced and perpetuated in certain species (e.g., in breeding miniature dogs and cultivating dwarf plants). ..... Click the link for more information. . midget a dwarf whose skeleton and features are of normal proportions midget [′mij·ət] (medicine) An individual who is abnormally small, but otherwise normal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Your position is a peculiar one," he continued; "you are a prisoner and yet you give commands which must be obeyed; you are an alien and yet you are a Tharkian chieftain; you are a midget and yet you can kill a mighty warrior with one blow of your fist. Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again. He'd have done it, too, and Gus knew it, for Marshall is as strong as an ox and Gus is only a midget of a man. |
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