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Edentate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Edentate has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

2

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

Adjective
1

having few if any teeth

"anteaters are edentate animals"

2

Lacking teeth.

See Also
edental sloth mammal edentates anteater teeth edentated edentata
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
placental
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
armadillo sloth megatherian mylodontid mylodon anteater
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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