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  1. 1. a. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. An animal or a plant native to the region. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." Wordsworth. 2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood. 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. Source: webster
  9. 9. j:96/n:4 a. of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia s. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state Source: ecdict

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