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edentate

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
e=den=tate

CIDE DICTIONARY

edentatea. 
  •  Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Belonging to the Edentata.  [1913 Webster]
edentaten. 
     One of the Edentata.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

edentate, adj. & n.
--adj. having no or few teeth.
--n. any mammal, esp. of the order Edentata, having no or few teeth, e.g. an anteater or sloth.

Etymology
L edentatus (as E-, dens dentis tooth)

ROGET THESAURUS

edentate

Bluntness

N bluntness, blunt, obtuse, dull, bluff, edentate, toothless.


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