{i} ancient Greek warship; scaled suit of armor worn by ancient Romans; Roman soldier wearing a suit of armor; (Zoology) system of hard scales that cover the bodies of some fishes and reptiles
Defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations
cataphract
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ca·ta·phract
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() From Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “fully covered, protected, fully armored”); from κατά (“fully, completely”) + φρακτός (“fenced, protected”) φράσσω (“I fence/secure/fortify, I block”)