Chiton

See also: chiton and chitón

Translingual

Chiton olivaceus

Etymology

From New Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”); see also English chiton.

Proper noun

Chiton m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chitonidae – certain polyplacophoran molluscs.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chiton tuberculatus - type species; Chiton aereus, Chiton affinis, Chiton albolineatus, Chiton aorangi, Chiton articulatus, Chiton baliensis, Chiton barnardi, Chiton bednalli, Chiton boucheti, Chiton bowenii, Chiton burmanus, Chiton calliozonus, Chiton canaliculatus, Chiton canariensis, Chiton carnosus, Chiton ceylanicus, Chiton connectens, Chiton corallinus, Chiton corypheus, Chiton coxi, Chiton crawfordi, Chiton cumingsii, Chiton densiliratus, Chiton diaphorus, Chiton discolor, Chiton ectypus, Chiton exasperatus, Chiton exoptandus, Chiton fosteri, Chiton funereus, Chiton glaucus, Chiton granoradiatus, Chiton granosus, Chiton groschi, Chiton heterodon, Chiton hululensis, Chiton jugosus, Chiton kaasi, Chiton kimberi, Chiton komaianus, Chiton kurodai, Chiton laterorugosus, Chiton latricus, Chiton linsleyi, Chiton lyratus, Chiton magnificus, Chiton maldivensis, Chiton marmoratus, Chiton marquesanus, Chiton mauritianus, Chiton olivaceus, Chiton oruktus, Chiton particolor, Chiton pelliserpentis, Chiton peregrinus, Chiton perviridis, Chiton phaseolinus, Chiton politus, Chiton pulcherrimus, Chiton pulchrus, Chiton pulvinatus, Chiton rapaitiensis, Chiton rhynchotus, Chiton salihafui, Chiton speciosus, Chiton squamosus, Chiton stangeri, Chiton stokesii, Chiton subassimilis, Chiton tectiformis, Chiton themeropis, Chiton torri, Chiton torrianus, Chiton translucens, Chiton tricostalis, Chiton vauclusensis, Chiton venustus, Chiton verconis, Chiton virgulatus, Chiton viridis, Chiton whitleyi (species)

References

• Chiton (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chiton on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chiton on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons