Definitions
originating where it is found
Word origin
Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene, Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs, “born in the house”), and the separately formed piecewise doublet endogenous. Unrelated to Indian.
Used in a sentence
“The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.”
“Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.”
“Horses, like camels, had once been indigenous to Latin America but had become extinct.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Native to a place”10 letters
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