The native plants of the region have adapted to the arid climate, requiring minimal irrigation during the dry season.
该地区的本土植物已适应干旱气候，在旱季只需极少的灌溉。
• The axolotl is a type of salamander native to lakes near Mexico City.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- The golden mantella frog is native only to a small region of eastern Madagascar.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Ecologist Miriam Osei reports that invasive lionfish are reducing native reef fish populations across the Caribbean, warning of long-term damage to reef ecosystems.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “native”?
D — Born in a place; original inhabitant. “native” means born in a place; original inhabitant.
Which word means “born in a place; original inhabitant”?
D — native. “native” means born in a place; original inhabitant.
native — born in a place; original inhabitant. In Chinese: 本地的，本地人.
native is pronounced /ˈneɪtɪv/.
The native plants of the region have adapted to the arid climate, requiring minimal irrigation during the dry season. (该地区的本土植物已适应干旱气候，在旱季只需极少的灌溉。)
indigenous, local, aboriginal — all close in meaning to native (born in a place; original inhabitant).
foreign, introduced — each the opposite of native (born in a place; original inhabitant).
Yes. native is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
nat(birth)+ive(adjective).