Loricaria

noun

Lor·​i·​car·​ia

ˌlȯrəˈka(a)rēə

: a genus (the type of the family Loricariidae) of catfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin loricaria, feminine of loricarius of a cuirass, from Latin lorica cuirass + -arius -ary

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