loricateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/

語源 1

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

動詞

loricate (三人称単数 現在形 loricates, 現在分詞 loricating, 過去形および過去分詞形 loricated)

1. (transitive) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

関連する語

• lorication

語源 2

An adaptation of Latin lōrīcātus.

形容詞

loricate (not comparable)

1. (microbiology) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).

   Synonym: shelled

   Antonym: aloricate

2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

   Antonym: aloricate

名詞

loricate (複数形 loricates)

1. (zoology) Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.