autoktoninen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- autochthonous adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
Senses
autoktoninen is used for these senses in English:
- autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- autochthonous (biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
- native (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
autochthonous — full definition
- adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- adj Originating where found; found where it originates.
- adj Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
native — full definition
- noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
- adj Belonging to a place by birth or original origin, rather than having moved there or been introduced.
- adj Present or built into something from the start, rather than added on later — often used of skills or abilities.