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Webster 1913 Edition

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rop.

Noun.

pl.

[NL., neut. pl. from L.

edentatus

, p. p. of

edentare

to render toothless;

out +

dens

dentis

, tooth.]

(Zoöl.)

An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; – called also

Bruta

. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Edentata

A former taxonomic order of mammals with no front incisor teeth and poorly developed molars, including the armadillos, pangolins, aardvarks, etc.