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edentates

edentates is the plural of edentate.

Meaning of edentate

Noun

edentate (plural edentates)

  1. Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.

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Questions about edentates

What is edentates the plural of?
Edentates is the plural of edentate.

Words near edentates in the dictionary

  1. edental
  2. edentalous
  3. edentals
  4. edentate
  5. edentated
  6. edentates
  7. edentation
  8. Edenton
  9. edentulate
  10. edentulism
  11. edentulosity

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