Loricata n 1: former name for the order Crocodylia [syn: {Loricata}, {order Loricata}]
Loricata \Lor`i*ca"ta\ (l[o^]r`[i^]*k[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See {Loricate}.] (Zool.) (a) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos. (b) The crocodilia. [1913 Webster]