English adjective: autochthonous | |||
| 1. | autochthonous of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed | ||
| Antonyms | allochthonous | ||
| 2. | autochthonous originating where it is found | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous | ||
| Similar | native | ||
| Antonyms | foreign, strange | ||