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loricate

American

[lawr-i-keyt, -kit, lor-] / ˈlɔr ɪˌkeɪt, -kɪt, ˈlɒr- /

Also loricated

adjective

Zoology.

covered with a lorica.

Other Word Forms

lorication

noun

Etymology

Origin of loricate

From the Latin word lōrīcātus, dating back to 1615–25. See lorica, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Stegocephalous, steg-ō-sef′a-lus, adj. with the head mailed, loricate, cataphract.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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