loricate Meaning, Definition & Usage

L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.

imperfect & past participle Loricated ; present participle & verbal noun Loricating

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

See Loricate, v.

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

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