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Meaning of AUTOCHTHONIC

Pronunciation:  `otâk'thânik

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 Definition: [adj]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: autochthonal, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous, native
 

 

 

 

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