Sylvid

noun

Syl·​vid

ˈsilvə̇d

plural -s

: an early American Indian of a physical type characterized by marked dolichocephaly and found especially in the forested eastern part of North America compare centralid , pacifid

Word History

Etymology

Latin silva, sylva forest + English -id

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