Definitions for edentateiˈdɛn teɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•den•tateiˈdɛn teɪt(adj.)
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.
Category: Mammals
toothless.
Category: Zoology
(n.)an edentate mammal.
Category: Mammals
Origin of edentate:
1820–30; < L ēdentātus deprived of teeth =ē-e - +dent-, s. of dēnstooth+-ātus -ate1
Princeton's WordNet
edentate(adj)
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
edental, edentate, edentulate(adj)
having few if any teeth
"anteaters are edentate animals"
Wiktionary
edentate(Noun)
Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
edentate(Adjective)
Lacking teeth.
Webster Dictionary
Edentate(adj)
destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
Edentate(adj)
belonging to the Edentata
Edentate(noun)
one of the Edentata
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