adj. 1. Originating or formed in the place where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks; an autochthonous people; autochthonous folk tales.

What's the meaning of autochthonous?

1 : indigenous, native an autochthonous people autochthonous plants. 2 : formed or originating in the place where found autochthonous rock an autochthonous infection.

How do you use autochthonous in a sentence?

Autochthonous sentence example

The earliest inhabitants of Laconia, according to tradition, were the autochthonous Leleges. The tribe is autochthonous , claiming descent from a son of the river Borysthenes Targitaos, who lived a thousand years before.