autochthon
au•toch•thon (ôtäk´thən) n. , pl. -thons or -thones´ (-thənēz´)
[[Gr autochthōn, sprung from the land itself < autos, self + chthōn, earth: see homage]]
1 any of the earliest known inhabitants of a place; aborigine
2 any indigenous animal or plant
—autoch´thonous (-thənəs) adj., autoch´thonal
—autoch´thonously adv.
