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Ne·groid ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ngroid) Anthropology
adj.
Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as brown to black pigmentation and often tightly curled hair and including peoples indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. Not in scientific use. See Usage Note at race1.
n.
A member of this racial classification. Not in scientific use.
negroid
\Ne"groid\, a. [Negro + -oid.] 1. Characteristic of the negro.
2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.
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