edentate in English

noun
1
a mammal of an order distinguished by the lack of incisor and canine teeth. The edentates, which include anteaters, sloths, and armadillos, are all native to Central and South America.
Another group of uniquely South American mammals, the edentates (sloths, armadillos and anteaters), survived the competition with the invaders and are still abundant in South America.

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1. Anteaters are edentate animals—they have no teeth

2. Anteaters are edentate animals, meaning they have no teeth

3. Crepitate •lactate, tractate •apartheid • peltate • edentate •testate • dictate • meditate • agitate •vegetate • interdigitate •cogitate

4. Armadillo definition is - any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern U.S

5. Aardvark 'Aardvark' is a 8 letter word starting with A and ending with K Crossword clues for 'Aardvark' Clue Answer; Mammal type (8) Aardvark: Antbear (8) African edentate (8) Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for Aardvark