Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eden-tate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Belonging to the Edentata.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf"

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

Inflected Forms

edentates (plural)

Synonyms

edental edentulate

Questions

What does edentate mean?: Lacking teeth.
Where does edentate come from?: Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

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