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1. (adj.) edentate
belonging or pertaining to the Edentata, an order of New World mammals characterized by a reduced number of teeth and comprising armadillos, sloths, and anteaters.
2. edentate
toothless.
3. (n.) edentate
an edentate mammal.
Etymology: (1820–30; < L ēdentātus deprived of teeth =ē-e - +dent-, s. of dēnstooth+-ātus -ate1)
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| Definition of 'edentate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) edentate
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
2. (adj) edental, edentate, edentulate
having few if any teeth
"anteaters are edentate animals"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) edentate
destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
2. (adj) edentate
belonging to the Edentata
3. (noun) edentate
one of the Edentata
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