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chitinous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkaɪtɪnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῐτών (khĭtṓn)der. Latin chitōnder. French chitinebor. English chitin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English chitinous From chitin + -ous.

Meanings

1. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
   • Not to mention you were too much of a scaredy cat to kill one of those chitinous shit-heads with your axe, my grandmother is less of a pussy than you and she’s gotten several painful diseases! 2012, Xevious, quoted in: Kazerad, ==>, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), April 13 2012
   • The Ra'zac landed in front of him and jutted out its neck. Eragon recoiled as a short, thick beak appeared from within the depths of its hood. The chitinous appendage snapped shut just short of his right eye. 2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 46:

Forms

Deriveds

nonchitinous · pseudochitinous

Translations (9)

uk хіти́новий (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · bg хитинов (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · be хіці́навы (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · ru хити́новый (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · pl chitynowy (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · pt quitinoso (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · io chitinoza (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · es quitinoso (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin) · fr chitineux (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin)