ALLOCHTHONOUS


Meaning of ALLOCHTHONOUS in English

/euh lok"theuh neuhs/ , adj. Geol. (of rocks, minerals, etc.)

not formed in the region where found. Cf. autochthonous (def. 4).

[ 1910-15; ALLO- + -chthonous, modeled after AUTOCHTHONOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .