chitinous

/ˈkaɪtɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

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adj

"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."
"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!"

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.

more chitinous (comparative) most chitinous (superlative)

nonchitinous pseudochitinous

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How do you pronounce chitinous?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪtɪnəs/.

What does chitinous mean?

Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.

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