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Synonyms for edentate


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ee-den-teyt
Phonetic Transcription : iˈdɛn teɪt



Définition of edentate

  • noun primitive animal
Example sentences :
  • I observe that Rudolphi distinctly refers to this edentate as the tamandua.
  • Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold
  • The palatines are edentate, but bear strong ridges throughout their lengths.
  • Extract from : « Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca » by William E. Duellman
  • No hylid genus is edentate, and none has either T-shaped terminal phalanges or the unusual dorsal spinules.
  • Extract from : « Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige » by John D. Lynch
  • Armadillo, rm-a-dil′o, n. a small American edentate quadruped, having its body armed with bands of bony plates:—pl.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • Edentate animals, such as the sloth, are without teeth, or at least are without the incisors.
  • Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins

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