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indigene definition

in·di·gene (in′di jēn′)

noun

a native or indigenous person, animal, or plant
also indigen in′·di·gen (-jən)

Etymology: Fr indigène < L indigena < OL indu (L in), in + gignere, to be born: see genus

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