adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/
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General-American:/ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
Examples
1891 William B.Carpenter, 7th ed rev. W.H.Dallinger. The Microscope and its Revelations. p. 718. pub: London J.&A. Churchill The third order, Ploïma, is divided into a loricate and an illoricate group, which are not, however, very sharply separated; as in some cases the outer layer of the skin is, though horny, yet thin and flexible.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shelled
Antonyms: aloricate
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: aloricate
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin lōrīcātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lōricātus, perfect passive participle of lōrīcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lōrica (“a coat of mail or breastplate”).
