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1. (n.) autochthon
an aboriginal inhabitant.
2. autochthon
one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region.
Etymology: (1640–50; < Gk autóchthōn=auto-auto -1+chthṒn the earth, land, ground)
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1. (noun) autochthon
one who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians
2. (noun) autochthon
that which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin
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