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terrigenous

terrigenous adjective: produced by the earth.

Adjective

terrigenous (not comparable)

  1. Produced by the earth.
  2. Derived from the erosion of land-based rocks.

Origin of terrigenous

Latin terrigena (“land-born”) + -ous

Questions about terrigenous

What does terrigenous mean?
Terrigenous means produced by the earth.
What part of speech is terrigenous?
Terrigenous is an adjective.

Words near terrigenous in the dictionary

  1. terrifying
  2. terrifyingly
  3. terrifyingness
  4. Terrigal
  5. terrigeneous
  6. terrigenous
  7. Terrill
  8. Terrills
  9. Terrilynn
  10. terrindam
  11. terrindams

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