The difference between Autochthonous and Indigenous
When used as adjectives, autochthonous means native to the place where found, whereas indigenous means born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
check bellow for the other definitions of Autochthonous and Indigenous
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Autochthonous as an adjective:
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
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Autochthonous as an adjective (biology, medicine):
Originating where found; found where it originates.
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Autochthonous as an adjective (geology):
Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
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Indigenous as an adjective (chiefly, of living things):
Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Innate, inborn.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Of or relating to a language, culture, or ethnic group that has not spread by colonization, or that has been on the receiving end of colonization.