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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas as well as sometimes Dravidians. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

australo-melanesian

Example

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"Do you confuse the word "Austronesian" with "Australoid"?"

Etymology

By surface analysis, Austral- + -oid.

Related phrases

Australo-MelanesianProto-Australoidnew guineans

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