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allochthon
noun
al·loch·thon
\əˈläkthən, aˈ-, -ˌthän\
variants: or
allochthone
\-ˌthōn\Definition of allochthon
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: an overthrust block of rocks that have been moved along a fault for a great distance from their place of origin
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Origin and Etymology of allochthon
back-formation from allochthonous
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