loricate

English

WOTD – 24 September 2009

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/

Etymology 1

An adaptation of lōrīcāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin lōrīcō.

Verb

loricate (third-person singular simple present loricates, present participle loricating, simple past and past participle loricated)

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

Related terms

• lorication

Translations

cover with a protecting substance

Etymology 2

An adaptation of Latin lōrīcātus.

Adjective

loricate (not comparable)

1. (microbiology) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).

   Synonym: shelled

   Antonym: aloricate

2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

   Antonym: aloricate

Translations

possessing an enclosing shell

of or pertaining to the Loricata

Noun

loricate (plural loricates)

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

Translations

an animal covered with bony scales

Anagrams

• Talerico, erotical

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /loː.riːˈkaː.te/, [ɫ̪oːriːˈkäːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lo.riˈka.te/, [loriˈkäːt̪e]

Verb

lōrīcāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of lōrīcō

Adjective

lōrīcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lōrīcātus