edentate

Aug. 22nd, 2008 08:12 am
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edentate - adj., toothless, having few or no teeth; of, related to, or belonging to the New World mammalian order Edentata, including sloths, armadillos, and anteaters.


Or as a noun, a member of Edentata. From Latin Latin edentatus, deprived of teeth, from e-, a form of ex- + dent, tooth + -atus, adjectival ending.

And in conclusion, sloths!

---L.

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