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Autochthonous vs. Indigenous — What's the Difference?

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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