Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the first form, or of the form shown in the earlier ages: as applied in anthropology, characteristic of races which for very long periods have had a fixed habitat, as the Mediterranean, Mongolian, and negro races: distinguished from
protomorphic and metamorphic.
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From these three main races (called archimorphic by C.H. Stratz), G. Fritsch has distinguished the mixed races derived from them as metamorphic.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Stratz has selected the following as the criteria for the three archimorphic races.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Fritsch regards the three archimorphic main races as centres of radiation: the white race in South-Western Asia, the yellow race in North-Eastern Asia, and the black race in Central
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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