1. animals having a protective shell or hard outer covering
Usage: zoological

1. covers with or as if with armor or a protective shell
Usage: technical

Examples

• Armadillos are well-known loricates with their distinctive bony plates.
• Turtles and tortoises are common examples of loricates found worldwide.
• The scientist studied various loricates to understand their defensive mechanisms.
• Evolution loricates many species as protection against predators.
• Nature loricates certain creatures with shells for survival.
• The process loricates the animal’s soft body parts effectively.