HyperDic: allochthonous

English > 1 sense of the word allochthonous:
ADJECTIVEallallochthonousof rocks, deposits, etc.
English > allochthonous: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed.
OppositeautochthonousOf rocks, deposits, etc.
Spanishalóctono
Catalanal·lòcton

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