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Edentata definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos [syn: Edentata, order Edentata]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Edentata E`den*ta"ta, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. edentatus, p. p. of edentare to render toothless; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.