Meaning Of The Word Autochthonous

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autochthonous in American English
adjective: pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous)

autochthonous in British English
adjective: (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed

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