Australioid

/ɔˈstrelijɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to Australian Aboriginal peoples in physical characteristics, or an older anthropological classification for indigenous peoples of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby regions.

Etymology

From Australi- plus the suffix -oid (meaning 'resembling'), a common construction in anthropological terminology. The term is now considered outdated by modern anthropology.

Kelly Says

Australioid was part of the now-discredited 19th-century racial classification systems. Modern genetics has shown these racial categories don't match real genetic variation—people from different continents are often more similar genetically than people from the same continent.

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