loricate

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Synonyms: loricae, aloricate, loricata, apricate, locate, formicate, fornicate, lorica, lorate, porcate, floricane

Antonyms: loricae, aloricate, loricata, apricate, locate, formicate, fornicate, lorica, lorate, porcate, floricane

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Verb

1. To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Adjective

1. Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
2. Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Noun

1. Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

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