Chiton

Quick meaning: Chiton is a noun meaning Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.

Meaning

Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.

More Meanings

1. (historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.

Example Sentences

The bright orange gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) is the largest in the world.

In the giant chiton, Cryptochiton, this girdle has expanded so as to completely cover the plates.

She wears a diaphanous himation that covers her torso, over a floor-length chiton of heavier fabric.

The chiton (Fig. 14.1 a) is depressed (dorso-ventrally flattened), with a large foot which has a flat sole.

Word Forms

• chitons
• chitones

Synonyms for chiton

Depending on context, synonyms include gumboot, loricate, polyplacophoran, polyplacophore.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polyplacophore, chitoniskos, kiton, khiton, himation, perizoma.

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