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heterochthonous

[ het-uh-rok-thuh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. not indigenous; foreign ( autochthonous ):

    heterochthonous flora and fauna.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterochthonous1

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + Greek chthṓn “the earth, land, country” + -ous

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