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loricate

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/

The English word “loricate” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

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

adjective

  1. Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
  2. Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

noun

  1. Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lōricātus, perfect passive participle of lōrīcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lōrica (“a coat of mail or breastplate”).

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