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terrigenous
[ te-rij-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
- produced by the earth.
- Geology. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighboring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such sediments.
terrigenous
/ tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs /
adjective
- of or produced by the earth
- (of geological deposits) formed in the sea from material derived from the land by erosion
terrigenous
/ tĕ-rĭj′ə-nəs /
- Derived from the land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of shallow marine sediments.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terrigenous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terrigenous1
C17: from Latin terrigenus, from terra earth + gignere to beget
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Example Sentences
The specimen brought up was a terrigenous blue mud (glacial deposit) with some radiolaria.
From Project Gutenberg
And thus there are vast regions of the oceanic depressions over which no terrigenous or land-derived materials are accumulating.
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