Definitions for chiton
ˈkaɪt n, ˈkaɪ tɒnchi·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chitonnoun

   a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece

2. chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophorenoun

   primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

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1. Chiton

   Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle.

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1. chiton

   A chiton is a type of marine mollusk, characterized by its oval shape and a shell composed of eight separate, overlapping plates. These animals are mainly found in rocky areas in shallow or intertidal zones around the world. The term also refers to a tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chitonnoun

   an under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt

2. Chitonnoun

   one of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora

3. Etymology: [Gr. a chiton (in sense 1).]

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1. Chiton

   Chitons are small to large marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora, which formerly was known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. These molluscs are also sometimes commonly known as sea cradles or "coat-of-mail shells", or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a dorsal shell which is composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap somewhat at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, although the plates provide good protection for impacts from above, they nonetheless permit the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and also the animal can slowly curl up into a ball when it is dislodged from the underlying surface. The shell plates are surrounded by a structure known as a girdle.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chiton

   kī′ton, n. the ancient Greek tunic: a genus of marine molluscs. [Gr. chitōn, a tunic]

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1. • Mollusk
   • Tunic

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chiton in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chiton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chiton
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiton
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chiton
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chiton