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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquitón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: quitón
"El quitón se adhiere fuertemente a las rocas en la zona intermareal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora, having a flattened oval body covered by an armor of eight overlapping calcareous plates.
"While exploring the rocky shore at low tide, we spotted a small chiton clinging firmly to the surface of a boulder." - 2
A loose-fitting tunic worn by both men and women in ancient Greece.
"The actors in the classical play were dressed in traditional linen chiton garments pinned at the shoulders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word 'khitōn', referring to a tunic worn in ancient Greece. In the 19th century, the term was adopted in modern zoological taxonomy to describe marine mollusks possessing an articulated shell consisting of eight overlapping plates, reminiscent of armored segments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chiton" is said worldwide
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chiton
Transliteration: chiton
"Le chiton est un mollusque marin qui vit sur les rochers."
Kauschnecke
Transliteration: Kauschnecke
"Die Käferschnecke oder Chiton heftet sich fest an Felsen an."
chitone
Transliteration: chitone
"I chitoni sono molluschi marini provvisti di conchiglia a otto piastre."
quitón
Transliteration: quitón
"El quitón se adhiere fuertemente a las rocas en la zona intermareal."
quíton
Transliteration: quiton
"O quíton é um molusco marinho com uma concha dividida em placas."
काइ्टन
Transliteration: kaiton
"काइ्टन एक समुद्री घोंघा जैसा जीव है।"
多板类软体动物
Transliteration: duō bǎn lèi ruǎn tǐ dòng wù
Script: 多板类
"石鳖是一种常见的海洋多板类软体动物。"
군소
Transliteration: gunso
"갯바위에서 껍질이 여덟 개로 나뉜 깃털조개를 발견했다."
ヒザラガイ
Transliteration: hizaragai
"ヒザラガイは潮間帯の岩場に生息する貝の仲間です。"
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