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Meaning of Melanesoid in English:

Melanesoid

Pronunciation /ˌmɛləˈniːzɔɪd/

adjective

Anthropology

  • Physically similar to the typical Melanesian; resembling a Melanesian.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Man: a monthly record of anthropological science. From Melanes- + -oid.