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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

  1. adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  2. adj Originating where found; found where it originates.
  3. adj Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.

native — full definition

  1. noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
  2. adj Belonging to a place by birth or original origin, rather than having moved there or been introduced.
  3. adj Present or built into something from the start, rather than added on later — often used of skills or abilities.

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