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Loricate

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lor⋅i⋅cate

  [lawr-i-keyt, -kit, lor-]
–adjective Zoology.
covered with a lorica.
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Also, lor⋅i⋅cat⋅ed.

Origin:
1615–25; < L lōrīcātus. See lorica, -ate 1

Related forms:
lor⋅i⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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lo·ri·ca   (lô-rī'kə, lō-)   
n.   pl. lo·ri·cae (-sē)

  1. Zoology A protective external shell or case, as of a rotifer or any of certain other microscopic animals.

  2. A cuirass or corselet worn by Roman soldiers.


[Latin lōrīca, leather cuirass, perhaps from lōrum, thong.]
lor'i·cate' (lôr'ĭ-kāt', lŏr'-), lor'i·ca'ted (-kā'tĭd) adj.
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