chiton
noun
- a loose garment of varying length, similar to a tunic, worn by both men and women in ancient Greece
- any of a class (Polyplacophora) of mostly small, ovoid marine mollusks, having a dorsal shell consisting of eight articulating calcareous plates and a ventral foot
See chiton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kītˈn, kīˈtŏnˌ)
noun- Any of various marine mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that live on rocks and have shells consisting of eight overlapping calcareous plates. Also called sea cradle.
- A tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
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