CATAPHRACT
Cat"a*phract, n. Etym: [L. cataphractes, Gr.
1. (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
2. A horseman covered with a cataphract. Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. Milton.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The armor or plate covering some fishes.
CATAPHRACTED
Cat"a*phract`ed, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc.
CATAPHRACTIC
Cat`a*phrac"tic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.