AUTOCHTHONOUS
Pronunciation: aw-tok-thuh-nuhs
Definition: (adj) aboriginal, indigenous.
UD Definition(s): None
Google Image:
A girl hugging an autochthonous tree. Is the girl autochthonous as well?
Origin: 1795-1805. from the Greek autokton which means native.
Used in a Poem:
Living in America, were autochthonous men
Who supposedly exchanged turkey on Thanksgiving Day
Truth is, the British came and killed them again and again
And formed what we know now as the USA.
-Me
Synonyms: native, aboriginal, indigenous.
Scrabble Score: 17
WordCount Popularity Rank: N/A
Other:
-It's the longest word I have done so far with 13 letters.
-TIP: Use this word whenever you are out in the woods or forest. You could say something like "I love the autochthonous animals here!" and yes you might get slapped for your grandiloquent diction.
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