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LORICATES
Noun
loricates
plural of loricate
Verb
loricates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loricate
Anagrams
• Talericos, sarcolite, sclerotia, sectorial, stearolic
Source: Wiktionary
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.]
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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