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cataphracted

[kat-uh-frak-tid]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphracted1

First recorded in 1880–85; cataphract + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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Cataphracted: invested with a hard callous skin, or with scales closely united.

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