What does "aboriginal" mean?
Aboriginal: Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.
Additional senses
- 2.An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
- 3.An animal or a plant native to the region. It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. Darwin.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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