Lorica

Lorica (Latin pronunciation: [loːˈriːka]), a Latin word literally meaning "body armour", may refer to:

• A number of types of Ancient Roman military clothing:
  • Lorica hamata, a hauberk of mail
  • Lorica musculata, a folk term for a muscle cuirass
  • Lorica plumata, a shirt of ribbed scales resembling feathers
  • Lorica squamata, a shirt of metal scales
  • Lorica segmentata, a cuirass of metal plates
• Lorica (prayer), an invocation in the Christian monastic tradition
• Leiden Riddle, one of the Enigmata by the Anglo-Saxon poet Aldhelm
• Loriga, Serra da Estrela in central Portugal, originally named Lorica by the Romans
• Santa Cruz de Lorica, a small Colombian town in the province of Córdoba
• Lorica (material), a type of artificial leather
• Lorica (chiton), a genus of chiton
• Litoria lorica, a species of frog
• Lorica (biology), a structure secreted by some of the protozoans
• A basket-shaped "house" formed by choanoflagellates
• A protective covering surrounding flagellated cells of some algae groups