Loricate > define
- (n.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
- (v.t.) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating or plates.
- (v.) Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary