How to Use chiton in a Sentence
chiton
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The area's tidepools are home to sea stars, chitons, crabs and limpets.
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Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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More than 1,300 chiton species are known to science, and more extant species exist than extinct ones.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,300 chiton species are known today, and there are actually more living species than extinct ones.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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For years, this particular chiton had been classified as a subspecies of Acanthochitona defilippii.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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The company was eventually rebranded Kiton in 1968, taking inspiration from the name of the tunic worn in ancient Greece, the chiton.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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