Ne"gro , a. 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.
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McElrath.
-- Negro monkey (Zoöl.), the moor monkey.
Ne"gro (?), 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.
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