loricata Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun former name for the order Crocodylia
    order Loricata.

WordNet

Lor`i*ca"ta noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Loricata.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos. (b) The crocodilia.

Webster 1913