Xanthochroi
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair. dated, plural, plural-only
"The furthermost limit of the Xanthochroi north-westward is Iceland and the British Isles"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Xanthochroi. alt-of, plural, plural-only
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The furthermost limit of the Xanthochroi north-westward is Iceland and the British Isles"
Etymology
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “fair, yellow, golden, blond”), and either χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”), or ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”).