Veddoid

noun

Ved·doid ˈve-ˌdȯid

plural Veddoids

: a member of a group of people of southern Asia formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) and classified according to physical traits (such as wavy to curly hair, brown skin tone, and slender body build)

Veddoid adjective

Examples of Veddoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just three relict groups of hunter-gatherers--the Semang Negritos of the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islanders, and the Veddoid Negritos of Sri Lanka--remain to give us any clue as to what those peoples were like. —

Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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