Autochthonal > define
(a.) Alternative of Autochthonous.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
adjective
- Originating where it is found.
- usage: "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: autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous
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