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Word: Chiton
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Greek khitōn ‘tunic’. chiton (sense 2) is a modern Latin genus name
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌɪtɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long woollen tunic worn in ancient Greece.
Short Definition:long woollen tunic worn in ancient Greece
Definition:
a marine mollusc that has an oval flattened body with a shell of overlapping plates.
Short Definition:marine mollusc that has oval flattened body with shell of overlapping plates
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