Loricate vs. Pangolin — What's the Difference?

(Zoology) A protective external shell or case, as of a rotifer or any of certain other microscopic organisms.

Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (, from Ancient Greek ϕολιδωτός - "clad in scales"). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia.

A cuirass or corselet worn by Roman soldiers.

An African and Asian mammal that has a body covered with horny overlapping scales, a small head with an elongated snout, a long sticky tongue for catching ants and termites, and a tapering tail.

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

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, having a long snout and a sticky tongue for catching and eating ants and termites. Also called scaly anteater.

(microbiology) Possessing a lorica (enclosing shell).

The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the rotifers with thick, rigid cuticles and a box-like shape.

Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.

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

Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute{1}, a crust, coating, or plates.

Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.