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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

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

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