Edentate - English meaning
Edentate – definitions in English dictionary
nounA mammal of an order distinguished by the lack of incisor and canine teeth, including the anteaters, sloths, and armadillos, all of which are native to central and south america.
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Another group of uniquely south american mammals, the edentates (sloths, armadillos and anteaters),…
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Word origin
early 19th century: from Latin edentatus, past participle of edentare ‘make toothless’, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out’ + dens, dent- ‘tooth’.
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