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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eden·tate
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
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 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged eden·tate I. \(ˈ)ē|denˌtāt\ adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin edentatus; in sense 2, from New Latin Edentata 1. : lacking teeth < an edentate animal > < an edentate leaf > 2. : belonging to the Edentata II. noun (-s) : one of the Edentata |
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