edentate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
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adjective satellite having few if any teeth
edental; edentulate.
- anteaters are edentate animals
WordNet
E*den"tate adjective
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Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; anedentate leaf. -
(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Edentata.
E*den"tate noun
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(Zoöl.) One of the Edentata.