Associations to the word «Lorica»
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Wiktionary
LORICA, noun. (historical) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
LORICA, noun. (chemistry) (obsolete) Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
LORICA, noun. (zoology) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
Dictionary definition
LORICA, noun. A hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example).
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