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Noun: true dwarf
  1. An achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
    "Despite being a true dwarf, he lived a full and active life";
    - primordial dwarf, normal dwarf

Derived forms: true dwarfs

Type of: dwarf, midget, nanus [archaic]