autochthonous
autochthonous
adjectiveDefinition 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>
Near Antonyms imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant
Antonyms nonindigenous, nonnative
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