edental, edentate, edentulate
(adjective) having few if any teeth; “anteaters are edentate animals”
edentate
(noun) primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
edentate (not comparable)
Lacking teeth.
(zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.
edentate (plural edentates)
Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*den"tate, a.
1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Edentata.
E*den"tate, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Edentata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
