What does "australo-melanesian" mean?

A member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia.

What is a synonym for "australo-melanesian"?

Common synonyms include: australasian, australioid, australoid, australomelanesoid.

Australo-melanesian

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A member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. archaic

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australasian australioid australoid australomelanesoid

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