Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polynesid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-nesid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a proposed subrace associated with Pacific Islanders that originated in Southeast Asia and spread throughout the Pacific in ancient times. It is said to have distinct characteristics due to founder effect and genetic drift.

adj

Belonging or relating to this subrace.

Etymology

From Polynesia + -id.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Polynesia

Inflected Forms

Polynesids (plural) more Polynesid (comparative) most Polynesid (superlative)

Phrases

Proto-Mongoloid

Frequently Paired Words

Melanesid Pacifid Proto-Mongoloid

Synonyms

Polynesian

Questions

What does polynesid mean?: A member of a proposed subrace associated with Pacific Islanders that originated in Southeast Asia and spread throughout the Pacific in ancient times. It is said to have distinct characteristics due to founder effect and genetic drift.
Where does polynesid come from?: From Polynesia + -id.

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