Mongoloid

[ mong-guh-loid, mon- ]

adjective

1. resembling the Mongols.
2. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Inuits and the American Indians.
3. Pathology. Often mongoloid. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.

noun

1. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Mongoloid race.
2. Pathology. Usually mongoloid. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.

Mongoloid

¹

/ ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd /

adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the supposed racial groups of mankind, including most of the peoples of Asia, the Inuit, and the North American Indians

noun

1. a member of this group

mongoloid

²

/ ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd /

adjective

1. relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome

noun

1. a person affected by Down's syndrome

Usage

See Australoid

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongoloid¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Mongol + -oid

Example Sentences

The late Mr. John Gray would ascribe a Mongoloid origin to them.

From Project Gutenberg

The “Alpine race” is commonly supposed to be Mongoloid in origin and to have come from Asia, the home of round-skulled races.

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The skull is round and arched above the breadth index being 77.7, of brachycephalic or Mongoloid type.

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In Negroid hair it is clumped, and in Mongoloid hair it is dense.

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Mr. Stombaugh, you were discussing the characteristics of Caucasian as opposed to Negroid and Mongoloid hair.

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