chi·ton noun \ˈkī-tən, ˈkī-ˌtän\
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: any of a class (Polyplacophora) of elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks with a dorsal shell of calcareous plates
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[Greek chitōn] : the basic garment of ancient Greece worn usually knee-length by men and full-length by women
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Re: chiton
Something tickles my memory from a zoology courrse I once took, that maybe chiton can also apply to the material of the shell itself???
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Re: chiton
Actually the chiton covering insects was the reason i wanted to post this word.Something tickles my memory from a zoology courrse I once took, that maybe chiton can also apply to the material of the shell itself???
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