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Melanesid

Melanesid noun: a proposed subrace of the Australoid race.

Noun

Melanesid (plural Melanesids)

  1. (historical) A proposed subrace of the Australoid race.
    Synonyms:
    Melanesian

Synonyms of Melanesid

Forms of Melanesid

pluralMelanesids

Origin of Melanesid

Melanesia + -id. Coined by Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt in 1934.

Questions about Melanesid

What does Melanesid mean?
Melanesid means a proposed subrace of the Australoid race.
What part of speech is Melanesid?
Melanesid is a noun.
What is the plural of Melanesid?
The plural of Melanesid is Melanesids.

Words near Melanesid in the dictionary

  1. Melanesian
  2. Melanesian Pidgin English
  3. Melanesianist
  4. Melanesianists
  5. Melanesians
  6. Melanesid
  7. Melanesids
  8. melanettin
  9. melange
  10. melanger
  11. melangers

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