heterochthonous

 [het-uh-rok-thuh-nuhs]  

het·er·och·tho·nous

   [het-uh-rok-thuh-nuhs]
adjective
not indigenous; foreign (opposed to autochthonous): heterochthonous flora and fauna.
Origin:
1890–95; hetero- + Greek chthṓn the earth, land, country + -ous
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