Proto-Mongoloid

noun

Proto-Mongoloid

noun

Etymology From proto- + Mongoloid.

1

Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences Historical A human phenotypical classification thought to be the ancestor of the Mongoloid race. It consists of various subtypes found in Southeast Asia, Japan, and among indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Related terms
Amerindian, Polynesid, Sinid, Tungid

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