Autochthonous vs. Indigenous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Autochthonous and Indigenous
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Autochthonous
Originating or formed in the place where found; indigenous
Autochthonous rocks.
An autochthonous people.
Autochthonous folk tales.
Indigenous
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
The indigenous peoples of Siberia
Coriander is indigenous to southern Europe
Autochthonous
(Ecology) Native to or produced within a system
An autochthonous species.
Algae that provide an autochthonous source of nutrients in a lake.
Indigenous
Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region.
Autochthonous
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
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Indigenous
Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.
Autochthonous
Originating where found; found where it originates.
Indigenous
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants.
Autochthonous
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Indigenous
Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
Autochthonous
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
Indigenous
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
Autochthonous
Originating where it is found;
The autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
Endemic folkways
The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
Indigenous
Innate, inborn.
Indigenous
Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.
Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America.
In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap.
Indigenous
Native; inherent; innate.
Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind.
Indigenous
Originating where it is found;
The autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
Endemic folkways
The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
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