edentate

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

Adjective edit

edentate (not comparable)

Lacking teeth.
an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
(zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.

Translations edit

toothless — see toothless

member of Edentata

Finnish: vajaahampainen

Noun edit

edentate (plural edentates)

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

Translations edit

mammal that has few or no teeth

Finnish: vajaahampainen
Romanian: edentate (ro) f pl

Anagrams edit

attendee

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