How Is a Pygmy Different from a Dwarf or Midget?
The terms midget and dwarf both refer to any adult human being, animal, or plant that is considerably smaller than the ordinary size of its species. Midgets usually have normal body proportions even though they are small, but dwarfs have abnormal body proportions in the spine or in the arms and legs. Dwarfism is usually the resu
The terms midget and dwarf both refer to any adult human being, animal, or plant that is considerably smaller than the ordinary size of its species. Midgets usually have normal body proportions even though they are small, but dwarfs have abnormal body proportions in the spine or in the arms and legs. Dwarfism is usually the resu
