chitinous
- a word derived from chitin.
Example Sentences
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As the organism’s carcass dries in the sun and the soft tissues decay, the blue color disappears, leaving the transparent chitinous float behind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
Stomach-curdling by itself, it also happens to pose a major hurdle to defeating chitinous bloodsuckers.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Its secret is that it uses its leg muscles to bend the chitinous exoskeleton encasing its thorax, which functions as a spring or bow.
From Scientific American • Jun. 18, 2018
It is made up of two layers: the epicuticle, which is a thin, waxy water-resistant outer layer containing no chitin, and the layer beneath it, the chitinous procuticle.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
It is always difficult to see the collar of Paludicella, because of its transparency and because of the fact that its pleats are apparently not strengthened by chitinous rods as is usually the case.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
