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loricate

Also lor·i·cat·ed

[lawr-i-keyt, -kit, lor-]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. covered with a lorica.



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Other Word Forms

  • lorication noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loricate1

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

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

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