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australoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
aus-traloid
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.

Etymology

By surface analysis, Austral- + -oid.

Inflected Forms

Australoids (plural)

Phrases

Australo-Melanesian Proto-Australoid

Frequently Paired Words

Veddoid

Questions

What does australoid mean?
A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas.
Where does australoid come from?
By surface analysis, Austral- + -oid.

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