Negro | n.; pl. Negroes [ Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part from African negroes; in the United States, an African-American. [ U.S. usage, sometimes considered offensive. ] [ PJC ] |
Negro | a. Of or pertaining to negroes; black. [ 1913 Webster ] Negro bug (Zool.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produces a very disagreeable flavor. -- negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. See Durra. McElrath. -- Negro fly (Zool.), a black dipterous fly (Psila rosae) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; -- called also carrot fly. -- Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [ Cant ] McElrath. -- Negro monkey (Zool.), the moor monkey. [ 1913 Webster ]
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