Australo-Melanesian

noun

A member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia.

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AustralasianAustralioidAustraloidAustralomelanesoid
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Meanings

nounAustralo-Melanesian (plural Australo-Melanesians)

plural Australo-Melanesians

  1. archaicanthropologyA member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia.

    Synonyms: Australasian, Australioid, Australoid, Australomelanesoid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Similar
AustralasianAustralioidAustraloidAustralomelanesoid
Also see
australomelanesoid

Origin

From Australo- + Melanesian.

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APA

Australo-Melanesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australo-Melanesian

MLA

“Australo-Melanesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australo-Melanesian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australo-Melanesian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australo-Melanesian.

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