Main Entry:

chi·ton

Pronunciation:

\ˈkī-t^ən, ˈkī-ˌtän\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, genus name, from Greek chitōn tunic, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kuttōneth tunic

Date:

1816

1: any of a class (Polyplacophora) of elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks with a dorsal shell of calcareous plates2 [Greek chitōn] : the basic garment of ancient Greece worn usually knee-length by men and full-length by women