autochthonous

adjective

au·toch·tho·nous ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs How to pronounce autochthonous (audio)

: indigenous, native

an autochthonous people

autochthonous plants

: formed or originating in the place where found

autochthonous rock

an autochthonous infection

autochthonously adverb

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Ancient Athenians considered their ancestors the primordial inhabitants of their land, as if sprung from the very soil of the region they inhabited. Their word for any true-born Athenian, "autochthōn," itself springs from auto-, meaning "self," and chthōn, meaning "earth." Nowadays, the English adjective "autochthonous" is often used in somewhat meaty scientific or anthropological writing (as in "several autochthonous cases of fever broke out in the region"), but it was a "bready" context in which it made its debut. Observed English literary critic William Taylor in 1805: "The English have this great predilection for autochthonous bread and butter" (rather than French bread, one might safely presume).

Example Sentences

an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species

Recent Examples on the Web Both The Dig and Ammonite fetishize British-ness in ways that make Mary Anning and Basil Brown seem less like serious researchers and more like Braveheart-style symbols of misunderstood autochthonous glory.

Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2021 Far from being autochthonous, folk music is often influenced by the music of cities and courts, the seeds spread by travelers, merchants, migrants, itinerant players, refugees.

Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018

autochthonous

adjective

as in indigenous

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 & Similar Words

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indigenous
aboriginal
native
endemic
local
born
domestic
regional
original

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonindigenous
nonnative
foreign
introduced
exotic
alien
immigrant
imported
transplanted
strange
expatriate

单词	autochthonous
释义	autochthonous adjective au·toch·tho·nous ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs 1 : indigenous, native an autochthonous people autochthonous plants 2 : formed or originating in the place where found autochthonous rock an autochthonous infection autochthonously adverb Did you know? Ancient Athenians considered their ancestors the primordial inhabitants of their land, as if sprung from the very soil of the region they inhabited. Their word for any true-born Athenian, "autochthōn," itself springs from auto-, meaning "self," and chthōn, meaning "earth." Nowadays, the English adjective "autochthonous" is often used in somewhat meaty scientific or anthropological writing (as in "several autochthonous cases of fever broke out in the region"), but it was a "bready" context in which it made its debut. Observed English literary critic William Taylor in 1805: "The English have this great predilection for autochthonous bread and butter" (rather than French bread, one might safely presume). Synonyms aboriginal born domestic endemic indigenous native See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species Recent Examples on the Web Both The Dig and Ammonite fetishize British-ness in ways that make Mary Anning and Basil Brown seem less like serious researchers and more like Braveheart-style symbols of misunderstood autochthonous glory. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2021 Far from being autochthonous, folk music is often influenced by the music of cities and courts, the seeds spread by travelers, merchants, migrants, itinerant players, refugees. Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018 Word History Etymology see autochthon First Known Use 1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition autochthonous adjective au·toch·tho·nous (ˈ)ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs 1 a : indigenous or endemic to a region autochthonous malaria b : contracted in the area where reported autochthonous cases of malaria in the United States 2 : originated in that part of the body where found —used chiefly of pathological conditions autochthonous adjective as in indigenous 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 & Similar Words Relevance indigenous aboriginal native endemic local born domestic regional original Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonindigenous nonnative foreign introduced exotic alien immigrant imported transplanted strange expatriate See More
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autochthonous

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