LORICATE

Etymology 1

Verb

loricate (third-person singular simple present loricates, present participle loricating, simple past and past participle loricated)

(transitive) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Etymology 2

Adjective

loricate (not comparable)

(microbiology) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Synonyms

• (possessing a shell or test): shelled

Antonyms

• aloricate

Noun

loricate (plural loricates)

(zoology) Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

Anagrams

• Talerico, erotical

Source: Wiktionary

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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.]

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

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

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

Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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