About The Word Chiton

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Chiton to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Chiton definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Chiton

Chiton Meaning & Definition
Chiton Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chiton?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chiton: coat-of-mail shell | polyplacophore | sea cradle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Chiton:

See Also | genus Chiton | mollusc | mollusk | shellfish | tunic

Chiton In Webster's Dictionary

\Chi"ton\, n. [Gr. ? a chiton (in sense 1).] 1. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See {Polyplacophora}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Crib death ‐ sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during…
  • Antecubital ‐ of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow;…
  • Glaser ‐ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study…
  • Multicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
  • Gonion ‐ the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower…
  • Atrioventricular bundle ‐ a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac…
  • Khesari ‐ European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India…
  • Schnauzer ‐ old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers…
  • Drooler ‐ a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he…
  • Spaghettini ‐ thin…