Autochthonal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  autochthonal
       adj : 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: {autochthonic}, {autochthonous}, {endemic},
              {indigenous}]