different between bony vs loricate

English

Alternative forms

• boney

Etymology

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bo?ni/
• Rhymes: -??ni

Adjective

bony (comparative bonier, superlative boniest)

1. resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
2. full of bones
3. with little flesh; skinny, thin
4. having prominent bones

Translations

Anagrams

• NOYB

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bo?/

Noun

bony m (plural bonys)

1. bulk, lump, bump

Derived terms

• bonyegut
• bunyol

Further reading

• “bony” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l???ke?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l???ke?t/

Etymology 1

An adaptation of l?r?c?t-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin l?r?c?.

Verb

loricate (third-person singular simple present loricates, present participle loricating, simple past and past participle loricated)

1. (transitive) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Translations

Etymology 2

An adaptation of Latin l?r?c?tus.

Adjective

loricate (not comparable)

1. (microbiology) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).
2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Synonyms

• (possessing a shell or test): shelled

Antonyms

• aloricate

Translations

Noun

loricate (plural loricates)

1. (zoology) Any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.

Translations

Anagrams

• Talerico, erotical

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /lo?.ri??ka?.te/, [??o??i??kä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lo.ri?ka.te/, [l??i?k??t??]

Verb

l?r?c?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of l?r?c?

Adjective

l?r?c?te

1. vocative masculine singular of l?r?c?tus