autochthonous English

Meaning autochthonous meaning

What does autochthonous mean?

autochthonous

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

— adjective (= autochthonal, endemic, indigenous) 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

Synonyms autochthonous synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as autochthonous?

autochthonous English » English

native

indigenous

endemic

autochthonic

autochthonal

aborigine

aboriginal

vernacular

originating

local

homeborn

ethnic

endemical

enchorial

Ameriginal