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autochthon
[ aw-tok-thuhn ]
noun
- an aboriginal inhabitant.
- Ecology. one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region.
- Geology. a geological formation formed in the region where found.
autochthon
/ -θɒn; ɔːˈtɒkθən /
noun
- often plural one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
- an animal or plant that is native to a particular region
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Origin of autochthon1
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Example Sentences
Tchekoff is a true product of Russian literature, an autochthon plant, nourished by his natal sap.
He is earth-born, autochthon, and holds possession by descent.
To the elder of the third pair of twins he gave the name Mneseus, and Autochthon to the one who followed him.
There I called them (p. 89) "Autochthon-morphological" and "adaptive-morphological characters."
Autochthon, aw-tok′thon, n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl.
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