AUTOCHTHONOUS


Meaning of AUTOCHTHONOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs ]

adjective

Date: 1805

1. : indigenous , native

an autochthonous people

2. : formed or originating in the place where found

autochthonous rock

an autochthonous infection

• au·toch·tho·nous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.