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Melanoi
‖ Melanoi, n. pl. Anthropology. [Intended as mod.L.; formed irregularly by transliteration of Gr. µελανοί, pl. of µελανός, var. of µέλας black.] Huxley's name for the black-haired and dark-complexioned division of his class Leiotrichi or smooth-haired peoples.1866 [see Melanochroi]. Oxford English Dictionary
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Xanthomelanoi
‖ Xanthomelanoi, n. pl. Anthropology. (zænθəʊˈmɛlənɔɪ) [mod.L. (Huxley), transliteration (instead of the regular L. form *xanthomelanī) of an assumed Gr. *ξανθοµέλανοι, f. ξανθός yellow + µέλας, µελαν- black: cf. Melanoi and Xanthochroi. (On the analogy of the other terms, the word should have been ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Melanochroi
‖ Melanochroi, n. pl. Anthropology. (mɛləˈnɒkrəʊaɪ) [mod.L.; formed by Huxley, who seems to have meant it as a transliteration of an assumed Gr. µελάνωχροι, f. µελαν-, µέλας black + ὠχρός pale. (On this view the correct mod.L. form would have been *melanōchrī; the irregularity occurs also in the oth... Oxford English Dictionary
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melanous
melanous, a. Anthropology. (ˈmɛlənəs) [f. Gr. µελαν-, µέλας black + -ous.] With reference to hair and complexion: Blackish, dark; spec. in Huxley's use, belonging to the variety of mankind called by him melanoi.1836 Prichard Res. Phys. Hist. Man (ed. 3) I. 227 The Greeks were probably, in Homer's ti... Oxford English Dictionary
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