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Australoid definition

Aus·tra·loid (ôs′trə lo̵id′)

adjective

designating or of one of the major geographical varieties of human beings, including the Australian Aborigines, the Veddas of Sri Lanka, possibly the Ainu, etc., who are generally characterized by dark skin, curly hair, large teeth and jaws, etc.

Etymology: Austral(ia) + -oid

noun

a member of the Australoid population

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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