lorica
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
a cuirass or corselet, originally of leather.
Origin of lorica
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How to use lorica in a sentence
Neque is telorum ictu perforari poterat, durissima squamarum lorica omnia tela facile repellente.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondInduitur lorica incomparabili, quæ maculis duplicibus intexta, nullius lanceæ ictibus transforabilis haberetur.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) | Charles MillsThe body is often provided with not-living external formations “stalk” and “theca” (or “lorica”).
Medium-sized ciliates, inclosed in a chitinous lorica with embedded sand crystals.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. CalkinsThe animal is attached, as in the closely allied genus Tintinnus, by a peduncle to the bottom of the lorica.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. Calkins
British Dictionary definitions for lorica
/ (lɒˈraɪkə) /
the hard outer covering of rotifers, ciliate protozoans, and similar organisms
an ancient Roman cuirass of leather or metal
Origin of lorica
1Derived forms of lorica
- loricate (ˈlɒrɪˌkeɪt) or loricated, adjective
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