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ALLOCHTHONOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allochthonous mean?
• ALLOCHTHONOUS (adjective)
The adjective ALLOCHTHONOUS has 1 sense:
1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
Familiarity information: ALLOCHTHONOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
Antonym:
autochthonous (of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed)
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