allochthonous
adjective
al·loch·tho·nous
variants or less commonly allocthonous
-thənəs
1
a
: of or relating to the rocks of an allochthon
b
of coal : formed elsewhere than in situ and hence not autochthonous
c
of limestone : composed largely of organic debris moved far from the place where the base organisms lived
2
biology : of foreign origin : introduced compare autochthonous
Word History
Etymology
all- + -chthonous (as in autochthonous)
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
- flat spin
- flat tail
- flat tax
- flat taxes
- flat tuning
- flat turn
- flat warehouse
- flat wash
- flat wheel
- flat wrack
- flat yard
- flat-back stope
- flat-bodied
- flat-body
- flat-coated retriever
- flat-compound
- flat-earther
- flat-earthist
- flat-fell seam
- flat-footed
- flat-footed walk
- flat-footedly
- flat-footedness
- flat-hat
- flat-hats