- denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the supposed racial groups of humankind, including most of the peoples of Asia, the Inuit, and the Native Americans
- a member of this supposed racial group
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Mon•gol•oid
(mong′gə loid′, mon′-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- resembling the Mongols.
- Physical Anthropology[Anthropol.]of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by yellowish complexion, prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Eskimos and the American Indians: no longer in technical use.
- Pathology(often l.c.) (no longer in technical use) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.
n.
- Physical Anthropology[Anthropol.]a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Mongoloid race: no longer in technical use.
- Pathology(usually l.c.) (no longer in technical use) a person affected with Down syndrome.
- Mongol + -oid 1865–70
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Mongoloid /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ adj
peek /pik/USA pronunciation
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
- to glance quickly or secretly;
peep:Can't we peek at the presents?
n. [countable]
- a quick or secret look or glance;
peep:a quick peek at the document on her desk.
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mongoloid /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ offensive old-fashioned adj
- relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome
- a person with Down's syndrome
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