Mongoloid adjective & noun. ['mɒŋg(ǝ)lɔɪd] In senses A.2, B.2 also mongoloid. M19.
[from MONGOL + -OID.]
A. adjective.
1. Resembling or having some of the characteristic physical features of Mongolians; spec. designating or pertaining to the division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of eastern Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of N. America, and characterized by dark eyes with an epicanthic fold, pale ivory to dark skin, straight dark hair, and little facial and bodily hair. M19.

2. Affected with Down's syndrome (see note s.v. MONGOL). L19.
b. noun.
1. A person of Mongoloid physical type. M19.

2. A person affected with Down's syndrome (see note s.v. MONGOL). M20.

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