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Edentate
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
Translation of "edentate" into Russian
edentate
Noun
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
edentate
edentates pl
беззубое
The edentate is a mammal that lacks teeth.
Беззубое - это млекопитающее, у которого отсутствуют зубы.
Additional translations
не имеющее зубов животное
edentate
Adjective
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
edentate
more edentate Comp.
most edentate Super.
The edentate animal struggled to chew its food.
Беззубое животное с трудом пережевывало пищу.
Definitions
edentate
Noun
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
A mammal of the order Edentata, which includes anteaters, sloths, and armadillos, characterized by the absence or reduction of teeth.
The edentate moved slowly through the forest, its long claws helping it to climb trees.
Any animal that lacks teeth.
Fossil records show several extinct edentates that fed by suction.
edentate
Verb
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
To remove the teeth of; to render toothless.
The veterinary surgeon had to edentate the injured dog before fitting a prosthetic beak.
edentate
Adjective
UK
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
US
/ˌiː.dənˈteɪt/
Lacking teeth.
The edentate animal struggled to chew its food.
Relating to or characteristic of mammals of the order Edentata.
Sloths and armadillos are classic examples of edentate mammals.