Polynesid
Meanings
noun
- A member of a proposed subrace associated with Pacific Islanders that originated in Southeast Asia and spread throughout the Pacific in ancient times.
adj
- Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification; it is said to contain a set of distinct characteristics due to founder effect and genetic drift.
Word forms
Etymology
From Polynesia + -id.
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