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xanthochroid

/ ˈzænθəʊˌkrɔɪd /

adjective

  1. rare.
    of, relating to, or designating races having light-coloured hair and a pale complexion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xanthochroid1

C19: New Latin xanthochroi, from xantho- + Greek ōkhros pale
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Example Sentences

The suggestion that xanthochroid Aryans were "bleached" by exposure during the glacial period, does not agree with Wallace's doctrine concerning the coloration of Arctic animals.

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