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English
Etymology
From chitin + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chitinous (comparative more chitinous, superlative most chitinous)
- 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
Translations
made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin