Centralid

noun

Cen·​tral·​id

ˈsen‧trələ̇d,

-ˌlid

plural -s

: an early American Indian of a physical type characterized by broad high-vaulted head and relatively broad face and found primarily in southwestern U.S. and the northern Mississippi valley compare pacifid , sylvid

Word History

Etymology

central + -id

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