chitinoidadj.
/ˈkʌɪtɪnɔɪd/ Resembling chitin.
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chitinoid1888
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 429 The egg-shell in oviparous Elasmobranchii is chitinoid.
1957 New Biol. 24 22 After a time this pseudopodial fan shortens again. A chitinoid membrane forms at its periphery.
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