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Mongoloid
adjective Mon·gol·oid \ˈmäŋ-gə-ˌlȯid\
Definition of MONGOLOID
1
: of, constituting, or characteristic of a race of humankind native to Asia and classified according to physical features (as the presence of an epicanthic fold)
2
often not capitalized usually offensive : of, relating to, or affected with Down syndrome
— Mongoloid noun
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First Known Use of MONGOLOID
1868
Rhymes with MONGOLOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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