Loricate

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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