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lor•i•cate
(lôr′i kāt′, -kit, lor′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
lor′i•ca′tion, n.
- Zoologycovered with a lorica.
- Latin lōrīcātus. See lorica, -ate1
- 1615–25