'Loricate' definitions:

Definition of 'Loricate'

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  • Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute[1], a crust, coating, or plates. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Loricate'

From: GCIDE
  • Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[asl]t), a. [See Loricate, v.] Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Loricate'

From: GCIDE
  • Loricate \Lor"i*cate\, n. (Zool.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals. [1913 Webster]

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