edentate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.
Adjective
edentate (not comparable)
- Lacking teeth.
- an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
- (zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.
Translations
toothless — see toothless
member of Edentata
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Noun
edentate (plural edentates)
- Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
Translations
mammal that has few or no teeth
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Anagrams
- attendee