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TRUE DWARF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does true dwarf mean?

• TRUE DWARF (noun)
The noun TRUE DWARF has 1 sense:

1. a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

Familiarity information: TRUE DWARF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRUE DWARF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hypoplastic dwarf; normal dwarf; primordial dwarf; true dwarf

Hypernyms ("true dwarf" is a kind of...):

dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)

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