tungid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any flea of the family Tungidae.
noun
  1. A racial classification used in physical anthropology as a Mongoloid subrace found in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʌŋɡɪd/

Word forms

tungid tungids

Etymology

Perhaps derived from Tungus, people native to Northeastern Asia and Siberia.

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