chitons

noun

Meaning

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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

polyplacophore(English)sea cradle(English)coat-of-mail shell(English)crinoids(English)echinoderms(English)conodonts(English)radula(English)plastron(English)

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Sources

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