Associations to the word «Allochthon»

Wiktionary

ALLOCHTHON, noun. (geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.