| aboriginal | 1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines. 2. An animal or a plant native to the region. "It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands." (Darwin) 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." 2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood. See: Aborigines. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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