English Explanatory Dictionary

edentate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking teeth.
  2. Belonging to the Edentata.
noun
  1. Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

Word forms

edentate edentates

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

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