Xanthochroi

See also: xanthochroi

English

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “fair, yellow, golden, blond”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”).

Noun

Xanthochroi pl (plural only)

  1. A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.
    • 1865, Thomas H. Huxley, On the Methods and Results of Ethnology:
      The furthermost limit of the Xanthochroi north-westward is Iceland and the British Isles

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