2 definitions
for autochthonal
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Autochthonal \Au*toch"tho*nal\, Authochthonic
\Au`thoch*thon"ic\, Autochthonous \Au*toch"tho*nous\, a.
Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
autochthonal
adj : 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" [syn: autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic,
indigenous]
