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1. (adj.) autochthonous
aboriginal; indigenous.
2. autochthonous
native to or formed in the place where found.
3. autochthonous
Pathol. located in a part of the body in which it originated, as a cancer or infection.
4. autochthonous
Psychol. of or pertaining to ideas that originate independently of normal modes of thought or influences, as an obsession or schizophrenic construct.
Etymology: (1795–1805)
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1. (adj) autochthonous
of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
2. (adj) autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) autochthonous
aboriginal; indigenous; native
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