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Definitions for Edentate
[1] belonging or pertaining to the Edentata, an order of New World mammals characterized by the absence of incisors and canines in the arrangement of teeth and comprising the armadillos, the sloths, and the South American anteaters.
[2] toothless.
[3] an edentate mammal.
[4] any of the placental mammals that constitute the order Edentata, which inhabit tropical regions of Central and South America. The order includes anteaters, sloths, and armadillos
[5] of, relating to, or belonging to the order Edentata
Words related to Edentate
sloth, aardvark, armadillo, anteater
Words nearby Edentate
edematous, eden, eden prairie, eden project, eden, garden of, edentate, edentulous, eder, ederle, edes, edessa
Origin of Edentate
1820–30; < Latin ēdentātus deprived of teeth, equivalent to ē- e-1 + dent- (stem of dēns ) tooth + -ātus -ate1
Word origin for Edentate
C19: from Latin ēdentātus lacking teeth, from ēdentāre to render toothless, from e- out + dēns tooth