edentate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

Adjective

edentate (not comparable)

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

Translations

toothless — see toothless

member of Edentata

Finnish: vajaahampainen

Noun

edentate (plural edentates)

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

Translations

mammal that has few or no teeth

Finnish: vajaahampainen

Romanian: edentate (ro) f pl

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