autochthon
an aboriginal inhabitant.
Ecology. one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region.
Geology. a geological formation formed in the region where found.
Origin of autochthon
1- Compare allochthon.
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How to use autochthon in a sentence
Tchekoff is a true product of Russian literature, an autochthon plant, nourished by his natal sap.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyHe is earth-born, autochthon, and holds possession by descent.
The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies | Walter BesantTo the elder of the third pair of twins he gave the name Mneseus, and autochthon to the one who followed him.
Critias | PlatoThere I called them (p. 89) "autochthon-morphological" and "adaptive-morphological characters."
At the Deathbed of Darwinism | Eberhard Dennertautochthon, aw-tok′thon, n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl.
British Dictionary definitions for autochthon
/ (ɔːˈtɒkθən, -θɒn) /
(often plural) one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
an animal or plant that is native to a particular region
Origin of autochthon
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