What is another word for edentata?

Pronunciation: [ˌɛdəntˈɑːtə] (IPA)

Edentata is a term that describes a group of mammals that lack teeth, or have teeth that are reduced in size and not suitable for chewing. Synonyms for edentata may include toothless mammal, toothless creature, or dentally challenged animal. Other possible synonyms could be toothless vertebrate or toothless beast. In terms of specific animals that fall under the edentata classification, synonyms could include armadillo, anteater, or sloth. However, it should be noted that not all of these animals lack teeth entirely and some have adapted to survive without conventional chewing teeth through alternate means such as grinding their food with bony plates instead.

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What are the hypernyms for Edentata?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Edentata?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Edentata?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Edentata?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Edentata

Thirdly, the relation of the living edentata and Rodentia to the extinct species.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
It is Hardshell the Armadillo, and belongs to the order of edentata, which means toothless."
"The-Burgess-Animal-Book-for-Children"
Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
edentata, 46, 74. Edrisi, the Arabian geographer, his account of musk, 32 n.
"Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon"
J. Emerson Tennent

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