Definition of CHITON

chiton

Plural: chitones, chitons

Noun

  • a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
  • primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).

Synonyms

coat-of-mail shell, gumboot, loricate, polyplacophoran, polyplacophore, sea bug, sea cradle

Scrabble Score: 11

chiton is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chiton is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chiton is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

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