HETEROCHTHONOUS


Meaning of HETEROCHTHONOUS in English

/het'euh rok"theuh neuhs/ , adj.

not indigenous; foreign (opposed to autochthonous ): heterochthonous flora and fauna.

[ 1890-95; HETERO- + Gk chthón the earth, land, country + -OUS ]

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