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Edentate

Edentate Meaning & Definition
Edentate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Edentate?

[n] primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central and South America
[adj] having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Edentate: edental | edentulate | toothless

Related Terms | Find terms related to Edentate:

See Also | anteater | armadillo | Edentata | eutherian | eutherian mammal | megatherian | megatherian mammal | megatheriid | mylodon | mylodontid | New World anteater | order Edentata | placental | placental mammal | sloth | tree sloth

Edentate In Webster's Dictionary

\E*den"tate\, a. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Edentata.
\E*den"tate\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Edentata.

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