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

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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

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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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