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Australoid

(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.

Origin: Austral(ia) + -oid

noun

a member of the Australoid population

See Australoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Anthropology

Of or being a human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as dark skin and dark curly hair, and including the Aboriginal peoples of Australia along with various peoples of southeast Asia, especially Melanesia and the Malay Archipelago. See Usage Note at race¹.

Origin:

Origin: Austral(ian)

Origin: + -oid

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