Proto-Mongoloid

noun

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.

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Paleo-Mongoloid
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Meanings

nounProto-Mongoloid (plural Proto-Mongoloids)

plural Proto-Mongoloids

  1. historicalanthropologyA 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.

    Synonyms: Paleo-Mongoloid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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Paleo-Mongoloid

Origin

From proto- + Mongoloid.

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Proto-Mongoloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Mongoloid

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