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Meaning of 'cataphract' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cataphract [ n.]
- Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
- A horseman covered with a cataphract.
- The armor or plate covering some fishes.

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