Caucasoid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːkəˌzɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kô′kə soid′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Cau•ca•soid  (kô′kə soid′),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
  1. Physical AnthropologyCaucasian (defs. 1, 4).
  • caucas(ian) + -oid 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Caucasoid / ˈkɔːkəˌzɔɪd/(no longer in technical use) ,
  1. another word for Caucasian
The word Caucasoid and other words ending in -oid relating to racial groups are no longer used scientifically and best avoided. If you need to refer to ethnicity, it is preferable to use the specific name of the people or peoples concerned
'Caucasoid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dinaric - Gypsy - Indo-Aryan - alpine - non-Caucasoid - nonwhite

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