heterochthonous

[ het-uh-rok-thuh-nuhs ]

adjective
  1. not indigenous; foreign (opposed to autochthonous): heterochthonous flora and fauna.

Origin of heterochthonous

1
First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + Greek chthṓn “the earth, land, country” + -ous

Words Nearby heterochthonous

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