Australo-Melanesian

English

Noun

Australo-Melanesian (plural Australo-Melanesians)

  1. (archaic, anthropology) 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.
    Synonyms: Australasian, Australioid, Australoid, Australomelanesoid