EDENTATE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

edentate (not comparable)

Lacking teeth.

(zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.

Noun

edentate (plural edentates)

Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

Anagrams

• attendee

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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