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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Australian
singing birds of the genus {Pachycephala}. The males of
some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the
species are popularly called {thrushes}.