Loricata

See also: loricata

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin lōrīcāta ([those who are] clad in mail).

Proper noun

Loricata

  1. A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – now families Galatheidae, Munididae, Scyllaridae, Palinuridae.
  2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca Polyplacophora, chitons.
  3. A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia crocodylians and their extinct close relatives.
  4. Other groups with loricae
    1. Certain loricate rotifers.
    2. Armadillos and close relatives.

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in Decapoda
in Mollusca
in Reptilia
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