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parautochthonous (adjective), more parautochthonous, most parautochthonous
Referring to a rock that is intermediate in character between autochthonous (native to the soil, aboriginal, indigenous) and allochthonous deposits and rock formations (not native to a particular habitat): Alice's biology teacher told her that the stone she had found in her garden showed parautochthonous features of having its origin in that area, but also of being foreign to the area where she lived. . .
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