\Lor"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loricated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Loricating}.] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to
clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a
leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.]
To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a
crust, coating, or plates.

\Lor"i*cate\, a. [See {Loricate}, v.]
Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like
a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

\Lor"i*cate\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among
reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.