Allochthone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Allochthone is a noun meaning (geology) Alternative form of allochthon.
Meaning
(geology) Alternative form of allochthon.
More Meanings
- Inhabitants of a country with an ethnic background in another country, particularly people of Middle Eastern background living in Europe.
- An animal species that lives only part of its life in a particular habitat.
Example Sentences
In the northern Taconic Range of centralwestern Vermont an allochthone has been postulated.
The existence of an allochthone resting on an autochthone implies the existence of an overriding surface.
The idea was no sooner mooted, than we were reliably informed that we would have to play down considerably the Muslim component, sheltering behind a broader allochthone scout concept.
In addition, modern workers generally concur that, immediately surrounding the controversial Taconic allochthone, there is a nearly continuous belt of Middle-Ordovician gray to black argillite.
Word Forms
- allochthones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ethnic, algerine, albanite, coethnic, oldcomer, mainlander.
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