Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Loricata /(lŏr`ĭ*kā"tȧ)/ · Lor·i·ca·ta · IPA 01 n. pl. A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos. 1. A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.(Zool.)