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proto-Australian1918
proto-Australoid1923
1923 R. B. DixonRacial Hist. Maniv. ii. 374 The Australian population..appears to be made up almost entirely of two types, the Proto-Negroid and Proto-Australoid.
1990 M. BalfourSign of Serpent (BNC) 53Proto-Australoid skulls have been found in the Indus Valley.