单词	lorica
释义	lorica /ləˈrʌɪkə / noun (plural loricae /ləˈrʌɪkiː/ or loricas) 1 historical A Roman corselet or cuirass of leather.Most conspicuous were the dark clumps consisting of several individuals with their loricas cemented together.... The legionary soldiers based at Exeter wore a type of body armour called lorica segmentata made from strips of iron, leather straps and copper alloy fittings. All weapons, armor, embolon, figurehead, and high-class loricae are made by them. 2 Zoology The rigid case or shell of some rotifers and protozoans.The plesiomorphic condition in both adults and larvae of the lorica seems to be a thin lorica with many plicae.... The abdomen is usually covered with a thin lorica with many folds. Choanoflagellates have no fossil record, although some marine species secrete delicate loricae, or outer coverings, made of fine, interwoven silica bars. Origin Latin, literally 'breastplate'.
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