About The Word Autochthonous

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Autochthonous

Autochthonous Meaning & Definition
Autochthonous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Autochthonous?

[adj] of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
[adj] originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Autochthonous: autochthonal | autochthonic | endemic | indigenous | native

Related Terms | Find terms related to Autochthonous: abecedarian | aboriginal | ancestral | antenatal | antepatriarchal | atavistic | beginning | budding | creative | elemental | elementary | embryonic | endemic | fetal | formative | foundational | fundamental | gestatory | homebred | homegrown | humanoid | in embryo | in its infancy | in the bud | inaugural | inceptive | inchoate | inchoative | incipient | incunabular | indigenous | infant | infantile | initial | initiative | initiatory | introductory | inventive | nascent | natal | native | native-born | original | parturient | patriarchal | postnatal | preadamite | preglacial | pregnant | prehistoric | prehuman | prenatal | primal | primary | prime | primeval | primitive | primogenial | primoprimitive | primordial | pristine | procreative | protohistoric | protohuman | rudimental | rudimentary | ur | vernacular

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