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AUTOCHTHONOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autochthonous mean? 

AUTOCHTHONOUS (adjective)
  The adjective AUTOCHTHONOUS has 2 senses:

1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formedplay

2. originating where it is foundplay

  Familiarity information: AUTOCHTHONOUS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUTOCHTHONOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

Antonym:

allochthonous (of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Originating where it is found

Synonyms:

autochthonal; autochthonic; autochthonous; endemic; indigenous

Context example:

the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan

Similar:

native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)


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