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.


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  1. Autochthonous as an adjective:

    Native to the place where found; indigenous.

  2. Autochthonous as an adjective (biology, medicine):

    Originating where found; found where it originates.

  3. Autochthonous as an adjective (geology):

    Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.

  1. Indigenous as an adjective (chiefly, of living things):

    Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

  2. Indigenous as an adjective:

    Innate, inborn.

  3. Indigenous as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.

  4. 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.