chiton (redirected from Chitons)

chi·ton  (ktn, ktn)

n.

1. Any of various marine mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that live on rocks and have shells consisting of eight overlapping calcareous plates. Also called sea cradle.

2. A tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

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[Greek khitn, tunic, from Central Semitic *kittn, from Akkadian kitû, kita'um, flax, linen, from Sumerian gada, gida.]

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chiton [ˈkaɪt^ən -tɒn]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) (in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called coat-of-mail shell any small primitive marine mollusc of the genus Chiton and related genera, having an elongated body covered with eight overlapping shell plates: class Amphineura

[from Greek khitōn coat of mail, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew kethōnet]

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Noun	1.	chiton - a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
	2.	chiton - primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates coat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell genus Chiton - a genus of Polyplacophora