Loricata

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plural noun (1)

Lor·​i·​ca·​ta

ˌlȯrəˈkätə,

-ātə

: any of several groups of animals with a lorica (as the armadillos or the loricate rotifers)

Loricata

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plural noun (2)

"

: an order of large long-tailed reptiles (as alligators, crocodiles, gavials) having four limbs adapted to swimming or walking, a tough skin stiffened with bony plates and horny epidermal scales, teeth implanted in sockets and confined to the margins of the jaws, the quadrate bone immovably fixed to the skull, and the heart completely four-chambered

Loricata

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"

taxonomic synonym of amphineura

Loricata

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"

taxonomic synonym of palinura

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun (1)

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of loricatus

Plural noun (2)

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of loricatus

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of loricatus

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of loricatus

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