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edentate

adjective noun

having few if any teeth

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Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
DE
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. having few if any teeth

    “anteaters are edentate animals”

noun

  1. primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

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anteaters are edentate animals

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