автохто́нный — meaning in English
avtokhtonnyy
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English meaning
- Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
- autochthonous adj Belonging naturally to the place where it is found.
- indigenous adj Originating naturally in a particular place; native, especially before colonization or outside influence.
Senses
автохто́нный is used for these senses in English:
- aboriginal First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- autochthonous (biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
Aboriginal — full definition
- adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
- noun (often capitalized, Aboriginal) A member of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
autochthonous — full definition
- adj Belonging naturally to the place where it is found.
- adj Having come into being in the very place where it is now found.
- adj Describes a fossil that stayed exactly where the creature died, without being moved or broken apart afterwards.
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