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loricate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lōricātus, perfect passive participle of lōrīcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lōrica (“a coat of mail or breastplate”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

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Relateds

lorication

loricate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin lōrīcātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
   • 1891 William B.Carpenter, 7th ed rev. W.H.Dallinger. The Microscope and its Revelations. p. 718. pub: London J.&A. Churchill The third order, Ploïma, is divided into a loricate and an illoricate group, which are not, however, very sharply separated; as in some cases the outer layer of the skin is, though horny, yet thin and flexible.
   • ...so far as my experience goes, all loricate Rotifera are hatched with the lorica already developed. 1887 P.H.Gosse. Twelve New Species of Rotifera. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. June 1887. Transactions of the Society. VIII. p. 363
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Antonyms

aloricate · aloricate

Deriveds

nonloricate · illoricate · aloricate

Synonyms

shelled

loricate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin lōrīcātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

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