loricarian

\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ka(a)rēən\ adjective or noun

Etymology: New Latin Loricaria + English -an

: loricariid

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loricarian, a. and n.

(lɒrɪˈkɛərɪən)

[f. mod.L. Lōrīcāria name of the typical genus (f. lorica) + -an.]

Belonging to the Loricariidæ, a family of freshwater fishes of tropical America, which have the head and body cuirassed or loricated; n. a fish of this family. Also loriˈcarioid a. and n.

In mod. Dicts.