autochthonous (adj.)

  1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

  2. originating where it is found; the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo; autochthonous rocks and people and folktales; endemic folkways; the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan

    [ Syn: autochthonal , autochthonic , endemic , indigenous ]

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