edentate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

Adjective

edentate (not comparable)

  1. Lacking teeth.
    an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
  2. (zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.

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Noun

edentate (plural edentates)

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

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