chitinoid, a.
(ˈkaɪtɪnɔɪd)
[f. chitin + -oid.]
Resembling chitin.
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 429 The egg-shell in oviparous Elasmobranchii is chitinoid. 1957 New Biol. XXIV. 22 After a time this pseudopodial fan shortens again. A chitinoid membrane forms at its periphery. |