English Explanatory Dictionary

lorica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
  2. Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
  3. The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorian or rotifer

Word forms

lorica loricas loricae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”).

Related words

lorica hamata lorica musculata lorica plumata lorica segmentata lorica squamata

Derived words

loricate
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