autochthonal

2 definitions found

autochthonal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Autochthonal \Au*toch"tho*nal\, Authochthonic
  \Au`thoch*thon"ic\, Autochthonous \Au*toch"tho*nous\, a.
     Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
     [1913 Webster]

autochthonal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  autochthonal
      adj 1: 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"
             [syn: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous,
             endemic, indigenous]