Australoid. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Australoid

SYLLABICATION:	Aus·tra·loid
PRONUNCIATION:	ôstr-loid
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. Not in scientific use. See Usage Note at race¹.
ETYMOLOGY:	Austral(ian) + –oid.
OTHER FORMS:	Austra·loid —NOUN


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