Allochthonous vs. Autochthonous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Allochthonous and Autochthonous
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Allochthonous
Originating or formed in a place other than where found
Allochthonous rocks.
An allochthonous population.
Autochthonous
Originating or formed in the place where found; indigenous
Autochthonous rocks.
An autochthonous people.
Autochthonous folk tales.
Allochthonous
(Ecology) Not indigenous
An allochthonous organism.
Autochthonous
(Ecology) Native to or produced within a system
An autochthonous species.
Algae that provide an autochthonous source of nutrients in a lake.
Allochthonous
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
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Autochthonous
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
Allochthonous
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Autochthonous
Originating where found; found where it originates.
Allochthonous
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
Autochthonous
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Autochthonous
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
Autochthonous
Originating where it is found;
The autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
Endemic folkways
The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
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