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hexadecaroon

hexadecaroon noun: a person who has one-sixteenth black ancestry.

Noun

hexadecaroon (plural hexadecaroons)

  1. (rare) A person who has one-sixteenth black ancestry.

Forms of hexadecaroon

pluralhexadecaroons

Origin of hexadecaroon

From hexadeca- + the ending of octoroon, quintroon, etc.

Questions about hexadecaroon

What does hexadecaroon mean?
Hexadecaroon means a person who has one-sixteenth black ancestry.
What part of speech is hexadecaroon?
Hexadecaroon is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecaroon?
The plural of hexadecaroon is hexadecaroons.

Words near hexadecaroon in the dictionary

  1. hexadecapeptides
  2. hexadecaploid
  3. hexadecapolar
  4. hexadecapole
  5. hexadecapoles
  6. hexadecaroon
  7. hexadecaroons
  8. hexadecarsenide
  9. hexadecarsenides
  10. hexadecatriene
  11. hexadecatrienes

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