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CHITON
chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophore
(noun) primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
chiton
(noun) a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chiton (plural chitons or chitones)
(historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
Coordinate terms
• chlamys
• exomis
• himation
• palla
• peplum, peplos
• toga
Etymology 2
Noun
chiton (plural chitons)
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
Synonyms
• (mollusc): coat-of-mail shell, loricate, polyplacophoran, polyplacophore, sea cradle
Anagrams
• ONCHIT
Source: Wiktionary
Chi"ton, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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