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Chiton

nounid 28000·updated May 18, 2026
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primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
coat-of-mail shellpolyplacophoresea cradle
plural
Chitons
possessive
Chiton's
pluralpossessive
Chitons'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
§2
a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece

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