edentate

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edentate

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Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

adjective

not comparable Lacking teeth. an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf
not comparable Belonging to the Edentata.

noun edentates

Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

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noun mammal that has few or no teeth

日本語	貧歯類 hinshi rui, 貧歯目 hinshi moku
Română	edentate

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"edentate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edentate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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edentate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edentate

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"edentate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edentate.

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@misc{edentate_2026,
  title = {edentate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edentate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}