loricate

Plural: loricates

Verb

To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Adj

Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Noun

Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

shelled

Antonyms

aloricate

Scrabble Score: 10

loricate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
loricate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loricate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

loricate is a valid Words With Friends word