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autochthon

/aw-tok-thuhn/US // ɔˈtɒk θən //UK // (ɔːˈtɒkθən, -θɒn) //

徭役,自动驾驶,自动驾驶汽车,徭役者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural au·toch·thons, au·toch·tho·nes [aw-tok-thuh-neez]. /ɔˈtɒk θəˌniz/.

    • : an aboriginal inhabitant.
    • : Ecology. one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region.
    • : Geology. a geological formation formed in the region where found.

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Examples

  • Tchekoff is a true product of Russian literature, an autochthon plant, nourished by his natal sap.

  • He is earth-born, autochthon, and holds possession by descent.

  • To the elder of the third pair of twins he gave the name Mneseus, and Autochthon to the one who followed him.

  • There I called them (p. 89) "Autochthon-morphological" and "adaptive-morphological characters."

  • Autochthon, aw-tok′thon, n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl.