Indigenous vs Springhare - What's the difference?
indigenous | springhare |
(chiefly, of living things) Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
* 1862 , , "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
Innate, inborn.
* 1852 , , Uncle Tom's Cabin , ch. 18:
* 1883 , , "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales :
A large, tunneling rodent (Pedetes capensis) indigenous to southeast Africa, approximately 40 cm. (16 in.) long and notable for its leaping ability and physical resemblance to a miniature kangaroo.
As an adjective indigenous
is (chiefly|of living things) born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.As a noun springhare is
a large, tunneling rodent (pedetes capensis) indigenous to southeast africa, approximately 40 cm (16 in) long and notable for its leaping ability and physical resemblance to a miniature kangaroo.indigenous
English
Adjective
(-)- Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
- She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
- He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.