pygmy
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Bogong moths are thought to help plants spread pollen and are also a key food source for the mountain pygmy possum, a critically endangered cave-dwelling marsupial.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"I write fairly dark stuff, so it's actually lovely to go out in the morning and hand-feed the pygmy goats or the rabbits little bits of carrot and lettuce," James added.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
When you’re a consulting detective—even one who happens to be a pygmy shrew—trouble often has a way of finding you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
We camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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