loricate adjective & noun.
['lɒrɪkeɪt] E19.[Latin loricatus pa. pple, formed as LORICATE verb: see -ATE2.]Zoology.
A. adjective. Covered with protective plates or scales; having a lorica.
E19.b. noun. A loricate animal. Formerly
spec. (a) a crocodilian;
(b) an armadillo, a pangolin.
rare.
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loricate verb trans. ['lɒrɪkeɪt] E17.[Latin loricat- pa. ppl stem of loricare, formed as LORICA: see -ATE3.]Enclose in or cover with a protective coating.
■ lori'cation noun (a) the action or an act of loricating something;
(b) a defensive covering or casing:
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