autochthonous
au·toch·tho·nous
adj \ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs\Definition of AUTOCHTHONOUS
1
: indigenous, native <an autochthonous people>
2
: formed or originating in the place where found <autochthonous rock> <an autochthonous infection>
— au·toch·tho·nous·ly adverb
Examples of AUTOCHTHONOUS
- <an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species>
First Known Use of AUTOCHTHONOUS
1805
Related to AUTOCHTHONOUS
Antonyms: nonindigenous, nonnative
Near Antonyms: imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant
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