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cataphracted

[kat-uh-frak-tid]

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adjective Zoology.

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

Origin of cataphracted

First recorded in 1880–85; cataphract + -ed³

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Examples from the Web for cataphracted

Historical Examples of cataphracted

Cataphracted: invested with a hard callous skin, or with scales closely united.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith