EDENTATE


Meaning of EDENTATE in English

I. (ˌ)ē-ˈden-ˌtāt adjective

Etymology: Latin edentatus, past participle of edentare to make toothless, from e- + dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth

Date: 1828

1. : lacking teeth

2. : being an edentate

II. noun

Date: 1835

: any of an order (Edentata) of mammals having few or no teeth and including the sloths, armadillos, and New World anteaters and formerly also the pangolins and the aardvark

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.