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
The study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, marks the first confirmed discovery of these bacterial genotypes in pygmy sperm whales.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 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
I had said that my father was allergic to pet hair, which was why I couldn't have a dog or a cat or even a pygmy goat.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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