xanthochroidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /zænˈθəʊkɹɔɪd/

形容詞

xanthochroid (comparative more xanthochroid, superlative most xanthochroid)

1. (anthropology, dated) Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.

名詞

xanthochroid (plural xanthochroids)

1. (anthropology, dated) A member of the Xanthochroi.
   • 1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Random House, page 230:

     They may have been the first black people ever to set foot in Trasero County, certainly the first that many of the PR³ inhabitants had ever seen, so that a good deal of rudimentary history had to be gone over before the discussion even caught up with the present day. As this ground on, Rex grew impatient — he wanted to talk Revolution. But the brothers from BAAD seemed content to just play Trash The Xanthocroid with what, given this crowd, were some pretty easy shots.