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==English==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/|a=RP}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loricate.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/|a=GA}}

===Etymology 1===
An adaptation of {{m|la||lōrīcāt-}}, the perfect passive participial stem of the {{uder|en|la|lōrīcō}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|lorication}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|cover with a protecting substance}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
An adaptation of {{der|en|la|lōrīcātus}}.

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|microbiology}} Possessing a [[lorica]] (enclosing [[shell]]).
#: {{syn|en|shelled}}
#: {{ant|en|aloricate}}
# {{lb|en|zoology}} Of or pertaining to the [[rotifer]]s with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.
#: {{ant|en|aloricate}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|possessing an enclosing shell}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|of or pertaining to the ''Loricata''}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|zoology}} Any [[animal]] covered with [[bony]] [[scale]]s, such as the [[crocodile]] or [[pangolin]].

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|an animal covered with bony scales}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aceilort|Talerico|erotical}}

==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|lōrīcāte}}

===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form|head=lōrīcāte}}

# {{inflection of|la|lōrīcō||2|p|pres|actv|imp}}

===Adjective===
{{head|la|adjective form|head=lōrīcāte}}

# {{inflection of|la|lōrīcātus||voc|m|s}}