loricate
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Loricate — Lor i*cate, 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loricate — ● loricate nom masculin Synonyme de amphineure. ● loricate (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : amphineure … Encyclopédie Universelle
Loricate — Lor i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loricating}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loricate — Lor i*cate, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loricate — adj. [L. lorica, corselet] To cover with a protective coating or crust … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
loricate — adjective a) Possessing an enclosing shell or test. b) Of or pertaining to the Loricata, a group of rotifers. Syn: shelled … Wiktionary
loricate — lor·i·cate (lorґĭ kāt) enclosed in a lorica … Medical dictionary
loricate — adj. protected by a sheath or covering (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
loricate — lor·i·cate … English syllables
loricate — /ˈlɔrəkeɪt/ (say lawruhkayt) adjective covered with a lorica. Also, loricated …
