chiton

A noun with two distinct meanings: a woolen tunic worn in ancient Greece, or a primitive marine mollusk with a shell of eight plates.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com dois sentidos distintos: uma túnica de lã usada na Grécia Antiga, ou um molusco marinho primitivo com concha formada por oito placas.

1. Ancient Greek garment B2 formal

   A woolen or linen tunic worn by both men and women in ancient Greece, typically fastened at the shoulders.

   • The ancient Greek woman wore a simple chiton made of linen.
   • Spartan soldiers often wore a short chiton for battle.
   • The chiton was a common garment in classical Athens.

   🇵🇹Quíton

2. Marine mollusk C1 formal scientific

   A primitive marine mollusk with an elongated body and a shell composed of eight overlapping calcareous plates.

   • The chiton clings tightly to rocks in the intertidal zone.
   • Marine biologists study the chiton's unique shell structure.
   • Chitons are often found in tide pools along the coast.

   🇵🇹Quíton

   Sinônimos: coat-of-mail shell

• chitons plural form
• chitons' possessive plural form
• chiton's possessive singular form