Category:Loricate

Lor"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating.] Etym: [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.]

Defn: To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

loricate Lor"i*cate, a. Etym: [See Loricate, v.]

Defn: Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

loricate Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.