Definition of chiton Chiton
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We found 8 definitions of chiton from 5 different sources.
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What does chiton mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: chitons |
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| chiton - primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates | ||
| coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophore | ||
| mollusc, mollusk, shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||
| chiton - a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chiton (Noun)
A loose, woolen tunic, worn by both men and women in Ancient Greece . - chiton (Noun)
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chiton (n.)
An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt. - chiton (n.)
One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chiton
kī′ton, n. the ancient Greek tunic: a genus of marine molluscs. [Gr. chitōn, a tunic]
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🔤- chiton, noun, singular of chitons.
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