[ 'ɒstrəlɔɪd , 'ɔ:- ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting the broad division of humankind represented by Australian Aboriginal peoples.
■ noun an ~ person.
Usage
The term ~ belongs to a set of terms introduced by 19th-century anthropologists attempting to categorize human races. Such terms are associated with outdated notions of racial types, and so are now potentially offensive and best avoided.