Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.
Native American party. See under American, a.
Native bear (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.
Native devil. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
Devil.
Native hen (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail (Tribonyx
Mortierii).
Native pheasant. (Zo["o]l.) See Leipoa.
Native rabbit (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial
(Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and
form.
Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
Native thrush (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird
(Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
Native turkey (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard
(Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya.
Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artifical.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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