NEGRO
Ne"gro, n.; pl. Negroes (. Etym: [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black,
L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.]
Defn: A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.
NEGRO
Ne"gro, a.
Defn: of or pertaining to negroes; black. Negro bug (Zoöl.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable flavor. — negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; — so called in the West Indies. see Durra. McElrath. — Negro fly (Zoöl.), a black dipterous fly (Psila rosæ) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; — called also carrot fly. — Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] McElrath. — Negro monkey (Zoöl.), the moor monkey.
NEGROHEAD
Ne"gro*head`, n.
Defn: An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into round masses.
NEGROID
Ne"groid, a. Etym: [Negro + -oid.]
1. Characteristic of the negro.
2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.
NEGROLOID
Ne"gro*loid, a.