loricate
/ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/ · verb
Meaning
- To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
- Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.
- Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
- Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.
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