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iˈdɛn teɪteden·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. edentateadjective

    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

  2. edental, edentate, edentulateadjective

    having few if any teeth

    "anteaters are edentate animals"

Wiktionary

  1. edentatenoun

    Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

  2. edentateadjective

    Lacking teeth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Edentateadjective

    destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf

  2. Edentateadjective

    belonging to the Edentata

  3. Edentatenoun

    one of the Edentata

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of edentate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of edentate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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