TERRIGENOUS


Meaning of TERRIGENOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ te-ˈri-jə-nəs, tə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin terrigena earthborn, from terra earth + gignere to beget — more at kin

Date: 1882

: being or relating to oceanic sediment derived directly from the destruction of rocks on the earth's surface

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.