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

The lion, the rhinoceros, and, in fact, most of the larger indigenous fauna have disappeared from it—with the autochthonous pygmy human inhabitants; nevertheless it is a region full of varied and distinctive interest.

From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)