in·dig·e·nous
adj 1 : having originated in and being produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment <a disease to the tropics> <colonization by small numbers of enteric bacteria -C. M. Kunin et al> 2 : being inborn or innate <a type of behavior that is to human beings> in*dig*e*nous*ly adv
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