Most imperial shih tzus are runts of the litter who fail to reach the standard shih tzu size. (reference.com)
At school, he does his best to hold his own with his other «loser» friends — Abby «The Ugly Duckling» Mallard (Joan Cusack), a pig named Runt of the Litter (Steve Zahn), and «Fish Out of Water» (Dan Molina) who travels around with a water - filled diver's helmet over his head. (parentpreviews.com)
The iPad mini can only be described as the perpetual Runt of the litter... Originally spurned, then introduced (in haste) in 2012, it was a mini version of the older 2011 iPad 2 with a 1024x768 resolution display and a reduced 62 percent Color Gamut, when the full size iPads already had a 2048x1536 Retina display with a 100 percent Color Gamut. (displaymate.com)