Associations to the word «Autochthonic»

Wiktionary

AUTOCHTHONIC, adjective. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous

Dictionary definition

AUTOCHTHONIC, adjective. 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".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King