edentate

1. (noun) primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central and South America
Related Words: New World anteater, anteater, armadillo, eutherian, eutherian mammal, megatherian, megatherian mammal, megatheriid, mylodon, mylodontid, placental, placental mammal, sloth, tree sloth

2. (satellite adjective) having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals"
Synonyms: edental, edentulate



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