chitinous

English

Etymology

From chitin +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪtɪnəs/

Adjective

chitinous (comparative more chitinous, superlative most chitinous)

1. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
   • 2012, Xevious, quoted in: Kazerad, ==>, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), April 13 2012

     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!

Derived terms

• nonchitinous
• pseudochitinous

 

Translations

made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin

• Ido: chitinoza (io)
• Polish: chitynowy (pl)
• Portuguese: quitinoso
• Russian: хити́новый (ru) (xitínovyj)
• Spanish: quitinoso