Lor·i·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating ]  To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute1, a crust, coating, or plates.
  Lor·i·cate a.  Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
  Lor·i·cate, n. Zool. An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
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