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- adjective Of
rocks, deposits, etc.;found in aplace other than where they and their constituents were formed.
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joannasephine commented on the word allocthonous
material (e.g. organic matter and sediment) which enters a lake from atmosphere or drainage basin.
March 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word allocthonous
Another, more general meaning: Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed.
March 6, 2008
mollusque commented on the word allocthonous
Whoops, should be allochthonous.
March 7, 2008