heterochthonous
adjective
het·er·och·tho·nous
1
: not indigenous : foreign, naturalized
a heterochthonous flora
2
a
: not formed in the place where it now occurs : transported
heterochthonous rock
b
: removed from the original deposit (as by erosion) and reembedded (as certain fossils)
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“Heterochthonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heterochthonous. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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