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allochthonous (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to something not native to a particular habitat: Allochthonous rocks or deposits have emigrated or been imported from another environment.
Allochthonous features of a landscape or elements of its geologic structure are those that have been moved to their current position by tectonic forces.
In geology, allochthonous substances in a present site are at a distance from their place of origin.
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A type of coal formed from accumulated plant material that was transported from its original place of growth and deposited elsewhere: Judy's teacher told his class about allochthonous coal that had been formed from plant substances that accrued from a place far from where the coal was formed.
A stream that flows in a channel it did not itself form: Mr. Smart showed his class a photo of a river, or allochthonous stream, rushing along in a man-made or artificial duct.
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allochthonous (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to material that is formed or introduced from somewhere other than the place it is presently found: Allochthonous rocks are those whose primary constituents have not been formed in their natural or original places.
Allocthonous is the misspelling of allochthonous.
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allochthonous coal
A type of coal arising from accumulations of plant debris moved from their place of growth and deposited elsewhere.
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