Australoid
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Usage
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
Etymology
Origin of Australoid
First recorded in 1860–65; variant of Australioid. See Australia, -oid
Example Sentences
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This prevelence of body and face hair seems to conform to parts of Melanesia where it may be regarded as an Australoid element.
From Project Gutenberg
The Melanesian qualities are in part Negroid or Negritoid and in part Australoid.
From Project Gutenberg
The presence of Australoid suggestions need not mean that they come from Australia, but that they form a part of the Melanesian make-up.
From Project Gutenberg
The third group is that of the Australoid type.
From Project Gutenberg
The Dekkan, which is so remarkably isolated on the north by the valleys of the Ganges and Indus, beyond these by the Himalaya Mountains, and on the east and west by the sea, was originally inhabited, and is still largely peopled by men who completely come under the definition of the Australoid race given above.
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