allochthon
1940-45; back formation from allochthonous. Pronunciation
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
1940-45; back formation from allochthonous. Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈlɒkθən/, /əˈlɒkθɒn/
allochthon (plural allochthons)
- (geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003