loricate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'loricate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Loricate

[ n.]

- An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.

2 . Loricate

[ v.]

- Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

3 . Loricate

[ v. t.]

- To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

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