au|toch|thon

au|toch|thon
au|toch|thon « TOK thuhn», noun, plural -thons, -thon|es «-thuh neez».
1. a person sprung from the land he inhabits; a native.
2. one of the native animals or plants of a region.
[< Latin autochthonēs (plural) < Greek autóchthōn sprung from the land itself < autós self + chth earth]

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  • thon — al·loch·thon; an·a·co·lu·thon; an·thon·o·mus; an·tich·thon; au·toch·thon; ben·thon; ben·thon·ic; ber·thon; gna·thon·ic; go·thon·ic; or·ni·thon; pha·ë·thon; phleg·e·thon·tal; py·thon; py·thon·ic; py·thon·i·dae; talk·a·thon; tel·e·thon; thon·der;… …   English syllables

  • toch — au·toch·thon; au·toch·tho·nism; au·toch·tho·nous; au·toch·tho·nous·ly; au·toch·tho·ny; toch·er; au·toch·tho·nal; au·toch·thone; au·toch·thon·ic; …   English syllables

  • autochthon — au·toch·thon …   English syllables

  • autochthonic — au·toch·thon·ic …   English syllables

  • au — ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; al·lu·au·dite; am·au·ro·sis; an·au·dia; ar·au·car·ia; ar·au·car·i·a·ce·ae; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; AU; Au; au·bade; au·bain; au·be·pine; au·berge; au·ber·gine; au·brie·tia; au·brite; au·ca; au·can; au·can·er; au·che·nia; au;… …   English syllables

  • autochthon — endemisch; indigen (fachsprachlich); einheimisch; bodenständig; lang ansässig; ureingesessen; eingeboren; alteingesessen * * * au|to|chthon auch: au|toch|thon 〈Adj.〉 alteingesessen, bodenständig, eingeboren; Ggs …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • Authochthons — Autochthon Au*toch thon, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L. {Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, from the land itself; a yto s self + ? earth, land.] 1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Autochthon — Au*toch thon, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L. {Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, from the land itself; a yto s self + ? earth, land.] 1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Autochthones — Autochthon Au*toch thon, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L. {Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, from the land itself; a yto s self + ? earth, land.] 1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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