loricate

English

WOTD – 24 September 2009    

Adjective

loricate (not comparable)

1. (microbiology) Possessing an enclosing shell or test.
2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Loricata, a group of rotifers.

Synonyms

• (possessing a shell or test): shelled

Translations

possessing an enclosing shell or test

of or pertaining to the Loricata

Noun

loricate (plural loricates)

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

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.

Anagrams

• erotical

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Latin

Adjective

lōrīcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lōrīcātus