lorica
/luh-rahy-kuh, law-, loh-/US // ləˈraɪ kə, lɔ-, loʊ- //UK // (lɒˈraɪkə) //
罗瑞卡,萝莉卡,萝莉,萝丽卡
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural lo·ri·cae [luh-rahy-see, -kee, law-, loh-]. /ləˈraɪ si, -ki, lɔ-, loʊ-/.
- : Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- : a cuirass or corselet, originally of leather.
Examples
Neque is telorum ictu perforari poterat, durissima squamarum lorica omnia tela facile repellente.
Induitur lorica incomparabili, quæ maculis duplicibus intexta, nullius lanceæ ictibus transforabilis haberetur.
The body is often provided with not-living external formations “stalk” and “theca” (or “lorica”).
Medium-sized ciliates, inclosed in a chitinous lorica with embedded sand crystals.
The animal is attached, as in the closely allied genus Tintinnus, by a peduncle to the bottom of the lorica.
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