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单词 edentate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•den•tate  (ē den′tāt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mammalsbelonging or pertaining to the Edentata, an order of New World mammals characterized by the absence of incisors and canines in the arrangement of teeth and comprising the armadillos, the sloths, and the South American anteaters.
  2. Zoologytoothless.

n. 
  1. Mammalsan edentate mammal.
  • Latin ēdentātus deprived of teeth, equivalent. to ē- e- + dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ātus -ate1
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
edentate /iːˈdɛnteɪt/ n
  1. any of the placental mammals that constitute the order Edentata, which inhabit tropical regions of Central and South America. The order includes anteaters, sloths, and armadillos
 adj
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Edentata
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin ēdentātus lacking teeth, from ēdentāre to render toothless, from e- out + dēns tooth
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