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Definitions for edentate
iˈdɛn teɪteden·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
edentateadjective
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
edental, edentate, edentulateadjective
having few if any teeth
"anteaters are edentate animals"
Wiktionary
edentatenoun
Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
edentateadjective
Lacking teeth.
Webster Dictionary
Edentateadjective
destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
Edentateadjective
belonging to the Edentata
Edentatenoun
one of the Edentata
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Edentate
-d, e-den′tāt, -ed, adj. without teeth: wanting front teeth—also Eden′tal.—ns. Edentā′ta, a Cuvierian order of mammals, having no teeth or very imperfect ones; Edentā′tion, toothlessness.—adj. Eden′tulous, edentate. [L. edentātus, toothless—e, out of, dens, dentis, a tooth.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of edentate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of edentate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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