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kotoperäinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • autochthonous adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • endemic adj Native to, or regularly found only in, a particular place.
  • native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.

Senses

kotoperäinen is used for these senses in English:

  • autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • endemic (especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
  • 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.

endemic — full definition

  1. adj Native to, or regularly found only in, a particular place.
  2. adj Regularly occurring within a particular community or region, such as a disease that never fully disappears.

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