autochthonous

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Here we develop a novel chimaeric mouse model of mCRPC to efficiently test combination therapies in an autochthonous setting.

From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017

Florida first had dengue autochthonous transmission in 2009–10, with the Department of Health tallying a total of 88 cases “associated with Key West,” the southernmost part of the state.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2016

Florida first had dengue autochthonous transmission in 2009-2010, with the Department of Health tallying a total of 88 cases “associated with Key West,” the southernmost part of the state.

From Science Magazine • May 13, 2016

The European charter for regional or minority languages calls them "autochthonous", which strictly means native, but now also carries the suggestion of a language that's been displaced in importance by a more popular newcomer.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010

It would seem that the resolution of this problem depends upon the questions of the degree of stability of Plains culture and of the extent to which it is autochthonous to the Plains.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.