ab·o·rig·i·ne ( b  -r j -n )n. 1. a. A member of the indigenous or earliest known population of a region; a native. b. often Aborigine A member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia. See Usage Note at native. 2. aborigines The flora and fauna native to a geographic area. [From Latin abor  gins, original inhabitants (folk etymology of a pre-Roman tribal name) : ab-, from; see ab-1 + orgine, ablative of org , beginning; see origin.] |
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