Definitions for: Edentate


[n] primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central and South America
[adj] having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals"



Webster (1913) Definition: E*den"tate, a.
1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate
leaf.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Edentata.


E*den"tate, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Edentata.

Synonyms: edental, edentulate, toothless

See Also: anteater, armadillo, Edentata, eutherian, eutherian mammal, megatherian, megatherian mammal, megatheriid, mylodon, mylodontid, New World anteater, order Edentata, placental, placental mammal, sloth, tree sloth

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