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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
2. 2
   primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Lacking teeth. not-comparable

   "an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf"

2. 2
   Belonging to the Edentata. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   having few if any teeth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

edentaledentulateedentulatetoothless

Example

More examples

"an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf"

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

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