Cat·a·phract n.
1. Mil. Antiq. Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
2. A horseman covered with a cataphract.
Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. --Milton.
3. Zool. The armor or plate covering some fishes.
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cataphract
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: body
armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour,
coat of mail]