About The Word Edentate
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Edentate
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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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