autochthonous

  • 1autochthonous — index native (domestic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2autochthonous — native, indigenous, 1845, from AUTOCHTHON (Cf. autochthon) + OUS (Cf. ous) …

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  • 3autochthonous — indigenous, *native, aboriginal, endemic Antonyms: naturalized Contrasted words: foreign, alien, extraneous, *extrinsic …

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  • 4autochthonous — adjective Date: 1805 1. indigenous, native < an autochthonous people > 2. formed or originating in the place where found < autochthonous rock > < an autochthonous infection > • autochthonously adverb …

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  • 5autochthonous — 1. Native to the place inhabited; aboriginal. 2. Originating in the place where found; said of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is. [auto + G. chthon, land, ground …

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  • 6autochthonous — adjective /ɔːˈtɒkθənəs,ɑːˈtɑːkθənəs/ a) Native to the place where found; indigenous. Two of the most celebrated of the evolutionists reject the autochthonous view, for Darwins Descent of Man and Haeckels Hist. of Creation consider the American&#8230; …

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  • 7autochthonous — autochtonai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmai, kurie visą laiką gyvena toje pačioje vietoje, iš kur yra kilę, pvz., Australijos autochtonai yra eukaliptai, kengūros, Pietų Amerikos – laukinės bulvės. atitikmenys:&#8230; …

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  • 8Autochthonous — Autochthonal Au*toch tho*nal, Authochthonic Au thoch*thon ic, Autochthonous Au*toch tho*nous, a. Aboriginal; indigenous; native. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9autochthonous — adj. 1) remaining at the site of formation. A blood clot that has not been carried in the bloodstream from its point of origin is described as autochthonous. 2) originating in an organ without external stimulus, like the beating of the heart …

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  • 10autochthonous — adjective 1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed • Ant: ↑allochthonous 2. originating where it is found the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo autochthonous rocks and people and&#8230; …

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