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Roman body armor so good its name now describes a beetle's bulletproof shell.
means A protective outer covering, used both for Roman body armor and, in zoology, for the rigid shell or case that encloses certain microorganisms and invertebrates.
from Straight from Latin lorica, meaning 'breastplate' or 'cuirass,' itself derived from lorum, a leather strap or thong — because the earliest versions were built from layered leather before the legions clad themselves in iron. Naturalists later borrowed the word wholesale, deciding that the armored casing of a rotifer or the hardened plate of a beetle deserved the same name a centurion's chest once wore.
- latin root
- Originally meant a leather breastplate worn by soldiers
- segmented version
- Lorica segmentata was iconic banded Roman plate armor
- biology borrow
- Names the protective casing around microscopic loricate organisms
- prayer armor
- Saint Patrick's Lorica is a medieval protection prayer
lorica segmentata — roman segmented armor worn by legionaries from 1st-2nd century ad, made of overlapping iron strips
lorica hamata — roman chainmail armor used by officers and cavalry from 3rd century bc onwards
lorica squamata — roman scale armor with overlapping scales, depicted in 1st-2nd century ad artwork and archaeology