autochthonous

au toch tho nous |ôˈtäkTHənəs ɔˈtɑkθənəs | ▶adjective (of an inhabitant of a place ) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists. • Geology (of a deposit or formation ) formed in its present position. Often contrasted with allochthonous.

autochthonous

autochthonous |ɔːˈtɒkθənəs | ▶adjective (of an inhabitant of a place ) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists. • Geology (of a deposit or formation ) formed in its present position. Often contrasted with allochthonous.