Australoid
[ aw-struh-loid ]
/ ˈɔ strəˌlɔɪd /
noun
Anthropology. a descriptive category including principally the Australian Aborigines and sometimes including Papuans, Melanesians, various small-statured peoples, as Negritos, of the Philippines, Malay Peninsula, and Andaman Islands, and some of the tribes of central and southern India.
adjective
pertaining to or having the characteristics of the Australoids.
Also Aus·tra·li·oid [aw-strey-lee-oid] /ɔˈstreɪ liˌɔɪd/.
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Examples from the Web for australoid
It is also probable that the Australoid family extends into south Arabia and Egypt.
This prevelence of body and face hair seems to conform to parts of Melanesia where it may be regarded as an Australoid element.
A Racial Study of the Fijians|Norman E. GabelThe Australoid seems on the whole not equipped for the effort.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
British Dictionary definitions for australoid
Australoid
/ (ˈɒstrəˌlɔɪd) /
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
noun
any member of this racial group
usage for Australoid
The word Australoid and other words ending in -oid and relating to racial groups, such as Mongoloid, are controversial scientifically and best avoided. If you need to mention the ethnicity of indigenous peoples from this region it is preferable to use a specific name, or a widely accepted term such as indigenous Australians or Aboriginal peoples
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