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]