loricate
a. (வில.) எலும்பு செதிள் தோடு முதலியவற்றாலான உடற்காப்புக் கவசத்தினையுடைய.
Lor"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating.] Etym: [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] Defn: To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates. Lor"i*cate, a. Etym: [See Loricate, v.] Defn: Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo. Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.