"edentate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin edentatus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la-new:edentatus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "edentatus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "edentate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="edentate"> Borrowed from New Latin edentatus. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} edentate (not comparable)
  1. Lacking teeth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-edentate-en-adj-ZnzwAB6W Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, Teeth Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 24 32 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 35 41 Disambiguation of Teeth: 61 3 37
  2. (zoology) Belonging to the Edentata. Tags: not-comparable Translations (member of Edentata): vajaahampainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-edentate-en-adj-Fy4M5mvm Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 35 41 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'member of Edentata': 0 100

Noun

Forms: edentates [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin edentatus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la-new:edentatus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "edentatus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "edentate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="edentate"> Borrowed from New Latin edentatus. Head templates: {{en-noun}} edentate (plural edentates)
  1. Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata. Translations (mammal that has few or no teeth): vajaahampainen (Finnish), 貧歯類 (hinshi rui) (alt: ひんしるい) (Japanese), 貧歯目 (hinshi moku) (alt: ひんしもく) (Japanese), edentate [feminine, plural] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-edentate-en-noun-tNXmIVNp Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Mammals Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 35 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 25 30 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 24 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 25 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 32 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 26 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 21 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of Mammals: 2 16 81

Inflected forms

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