Loricate
Loricate (lor"i*kāt) , transitive verb
[Latin loricatus, past participle of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, from lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, from lorum thong.]
To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute{1}, a crust, coating, or plates.
Loricate (lor"i*kat) , adjective
[See Loricate, v.]
Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
Loricate , noun
(Zoology) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.