See loricate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"name": "etydate"
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"2": "la",
"3": "lōrīcātus",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "borrowed from Latin lōrīcātus",
"name": "bor+"
},
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"2": "-ate",
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},
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}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "loricates",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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],
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"categories": [
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],
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"Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin."
],
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[
"zoology",
"zoology"
],
[
"animal",
"animal"
],
[
"bony",
"bony"
],
[
"scale",
"scale"
],
[
"crocodile",
"crocodile"
],
[
"pangolin",
"pangolin"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(zoology) Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin."
],
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"biology",
"natural-sciences",
"zoology"
]
}
],
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlɔɹɪkeɪt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "loricate"
}
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