Loricate — Defs

01 v. t. To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute{1}, a crust, coating, or plates.

imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating

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

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

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

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

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An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.(Zool.)