Cataphract
Pronunciation : Cat"a*phract
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. cataphractes, Gr.
Definition : 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. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The armor or plate covering some fishes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913