| 释义 |
het·er·och·tho·nous
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|räkthənəs\ adjective
Etymology: heter- + -chthonous (as in autochthonous)
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) |