autochthonous

autochthonous

adjective

Definition of AUTOCHTHONOUS

belonging to a particular place by birth or origin <an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species>

Synonyms aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, endemic, indigenous

Related Words local, regional; original

Near Antonyms imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant

Antonyms nonindigenous, nonnative