单词 | xanthoderm |
释义 | > as lemmasxanthoderm xanthoderm n. Brit. /ˈzanθə(ʊ)dəːm/ , U.S. /ˈzænθəˌdərm/ (also ˈXanthoderm) [Greek δέρμα skin] a person of Eastern Asian descent.ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Mongol > [noun] Mogul1598 Mongol1613 Mogulian1672 yellow1775 Mongolian1823 yellowskin1847 Mongoloid1868 xanthoderm1924 1924 A. C. Haddon Races of Man (ed. 2) 13 Among the xanthoderms and melanoderms the irides are almost uniformly dark brown in colour. 1935 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 65 123 The three main divisions of mankind—Leukoderms (Caucasians), Xanthoderms (Mongolians) and Melanoderms (Western and Eastern Negroes)—did not prove to have a blood-group factor of their own. 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans iv. 115 A broad and convenient classification of skin-colour is as follows: (1) Leucoderms, or white-skinned (Caucasian) peoples; (2) Xanthoderms, or yellow-skinned peoples; (3) Melanoderms, or black-skinned peoples. 1977 Scripta Medica L. 35 By and large, Melanoderms and Xanthoderms have either black or brown hair and there is not enough variation to be of practical interest. < as lemmas |
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