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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lo·ri·ca /ləˈraɪkə/
 兜甲

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 lo·ri·ca /ləˈraɪkə/ 名詞
 兜甲,(藻)鞘,囊殼

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lo·ri·ca n.; pl. Loricæ
 1. Anc. Armor A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
 2. Chem. Lute1 for protecting vessels from the fire.
 3. Zool. The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lorica
      n : a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists
          e.g.
      [also: loricae (pl)]