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roche moutonnée definition

roche mou·ton·née (rō̂s̸h mo̵̅o̅ tō̂ nā′)

Geol. a bare hummock of rock, usually smoothed on the upstream side and grooved on the other by glacial action

Etymology: Fr, sheep-shaped rock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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