Definition
Resembling or relating to African characteristics or features, particularly in physical anthropology.
Etymology
From 'African' (from Latin 'Africanus') combined with '-oid' (from Greek 'eidos' meaning 'form' or 'appearance'). The term emerged in 19th-century anthropology to describe racial classifications.
Kelly Says
This word shows how scientists once tried to categorize human races into neat types, but modern genetics has proven that racial categories based on appearance are scientifically meaningless—humans share 99.9% of their DNA regardless of how they look.
Translations
ARالعربية
شبه أفريقي
shi-beh af-ri-qi
BNবাংলা
আফ্রিকান
a-f-ri-kan
CSČeština
afrikanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
DADansk
afrikanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
DEDeutsch
afrikanisch
af-ri-ka-nis
ELΕλληνικά
Αφρικανός
af-ri-kan-os
ESEspañol
africanoide
af-ri-ka-no-i-de
FAفارسی
آفریقایی
af-ri-qa-i
FISuomi
afrikanoidi
af-ri-ka-noid-i
FRFrançais
africain apparenté
af-ri-kɛ̃ a-pa-ren-te
GUGU
આફ્રિકાનો
a-af-ri-ka-no
HEעברית
אפריקאי
a-fri-kai
HIहिन्दी
अफ्रीकी
af-ri-ki
HUMagyar
afrikai kincs
af-ri-kai kincs
IDBahasa Indonesia
afro-oid
af-ro-oid
IGIG
Onye na-akụrụ maka Afrịka
o-nye na-a-ku-ru maka af-ri-ka
ITItaliano
africanoid
af-ri-ka-no-id
KKKK
Африкалық
af-ri-ka-lyq
KMKM
អ្នកមកពីអាហ្រិក
a-nk-mok pi-a-ha-rik
MSBahasa Melayu
Afro-oid
af-ro-oid
MYမြန်မာ
အာဖရိကန်
a-h-f-ri-kan
NLNederlands
afrikanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
NONorsk
afrikanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
PLPolski
afrykanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
PTPortuguês
africanóide
af-ri-ka-no-i-de
RORomână
africanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
RUРусский
африканоид
af-ri-ka-noi-d
SVSvenska
afrikanoid
af-ri-ka-noid
SWKiswahili
Anaye na asili ya Afrika
a-na-ye na a-si-li ya af-ri-ka
TAதமிழ்
ஆப்பிரிக்கர
aappriika-ra
TEతెలుగు
ఆఫ్రికా వారు
aaf-ri-ka va-ru
THไทย
ดูเหมือนแอฟริกัน
doo-meu-n af-ri-kan
TRTürkçe
Afrika benzeri
af-ri-ka be-ne-zir-i
UKУкраїнська
африканоїд
af-ri-ka-noi-d
VITiếng Việt
người có nguồn gốc Phi châu
nguoi co nguon goc Phi chau
YOYO
Olóṣèlú Afríká
o-lo-she-lu af-ri-ka
ZUZU
Owami wase Afrika
o-wa-mi wa-se af-ri-ka