Americanoid

adjective

Amer·​i·​can·​oid

: resembling or having the form of something American

specifically : showing certain lexical or structural affinities with the American Indian languages

—used of certain languages of northeastern Asia (such as Yukaghir, Chukchi, and Koryak) compare paleo-asiatic

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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