chiton
A chiton, Cryptochiton stelleri
Meaning
Noun
- A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
- Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
Related
Similar words
- coat-of-mail shell, loricate, polyplacophoran, polyplacophore, sea cradle
Origin
- From Ancient Greek χιτών ("tunic"), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰, from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰
- From New Latin chiton. See above.
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