单词 | autochthon |
释义 | autochthon /aw tok"theuhn/, n. , pl. autochthons, autochthones /-theuh neez'/. 1. an aboriginal inhabitant. 2. Ecol. one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region. 3. Geol. a geological formation formed in the region where found. Cf. allochthon. [1640-50; < Gk autóchthon of the land itself, equiv. to auto- AUTO-1 + chthón the earth, land, ground] |
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