runt
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The octopus appears to be the runt of the Megaleledonidae family, whose members are normally much larger and live in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
"I'd stay up with her too, making sure all was okay. And it was, with even the runt of the litter thriving."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
But Dek is the approximate size of a large human, a veritable runt in a race of beings that are typically between 7 and 8 feet tall.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025
Seeing Shin curled up on the floor of his cell, a guard shouted in the prison hallway, “That little runt is really tough.”
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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