"Tungid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tungids [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps derived from Tungus, people native to Northeastern Asia and Siberia. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tungid (plural Tungids)
  1. (anthropology, historical) A racial classification used in physical anthropology as a Mongoloid subrace found in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Anthropology Hypernyms (individual of Inner Mongolia): Mongolid Related terms: Sinid, Tungusic

Inflected forms

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