xan|tho|chroid

xan|tho|chroid
xan|tho|chroid «ZAN thuh kroyd», adjective, noun. Ethnology.
–adj.
having yellow hair and pale complexion.
–n.
a xanthochroid person.
╂[< New Latin xanthochroi, plural, xanthochroids as a group (coined by Thomas Huxley) < Greek xanthós yellow + ōchrós pale]

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  • xanthochroid — [zan′thə kroid΄] adj. 〚Gr xanthochroos (see XANTHO & CHROOUS), taken as if < xanthos, yellow + ōchros, pale〛 Rare having light colored hair and complexion * * * xan·tho·chroid (zănʹthə kroid ) adj. Having …   Universalium

  • Xanthochroid — Xan tho*chroid, a. [See under {Xanthrochroic}, { oid}.] (Ethnol.) Having a yellowish or fair complexion. n. A person having xanthochroid traits. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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