Associations to the word «Edentate»

Wiktionary

EDENTATE, adjective. Lacking teeth.
EDENTATE, adjective. (zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.
EDENTATE, noun. Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

Dictionary definition

EDENTATE, noun. Primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America.
EDENTATE, adjective. Having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals".

Wise words

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