chitinous

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
    — 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.

词形变化

more chitinous comparative most chitinous superlative

词源

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 *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English chitinous
From chitin + -ous.
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