xanthochroid

xanthochroid
xanthochroid [zan′thə kroid΄]
adj.
Gr xanthochroos (see XANTHO- & -CHROOUS), taken as if < xanthos, yellow + ōchros, pale
Rare having light-colored hair and complexion

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xan·tho·chroid (zănʹthə-kroid') adj.
Having a light complexion and light hair.
n.
A person having a light complexion and light hair.
  [New Latin Xanthōchroi, yellow-haired, fair-skinned people (a subdivision in a classification of varieties of humans by Thomas H. Huxley: Greek xantho-, xantho- + Greek ōkhroi, pl. of ōkhros, pale) + -oid.]   xan'tho·chroʹic (-krōʹĭk) adj.

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