The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Loricated (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Loricating (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. loricatus, p.
   p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering,
   fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.]
   To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute[1], a
   crust, coating, or plates.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[asl]t), a. [See Loricate,
   v.]
   Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like
   a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loricate \Lor"i*cate\, n. (Zool.)
   An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among
   reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
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