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Australoid

Australoid noun: a historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.

Noun

Australoid (plural Australoids)

  1. (historical) A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.

Forms of Australoid

pluralAustraloids

Origin of Australoid

By surface analysis, Austral- + -oid.

Words formed from Australoid

Questions about Australoid

What does Australoid mean?
Australoid means a historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.
What part of speech is Australoid?
Australoid is a noun.
What is the plural of Australoid?
The plural of Australoid is Australoids.

Words near Australoid in the dictionary

  1. australobatrachians
  2. australochelyid
  3. australochelyids
  4. australodelphian
  5. australodelphians
  6. Australoid
  7. Australoids
  8. australol
  9. Australomelanesoid
  10. Australomelanesoids
  11. australone

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