Meanings
nounMelanochroi pl (plural only)
- datedpluralplural onlyanthropologyA division of the human population, consisting of the darker-skinned among the white races.
Origin
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley; see melanochroic.
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Melanochroi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanochroi
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“Melanochroi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanochroi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melanochroi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanochroi.
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