edentate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin edentatus.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
placental
Narrower (hyponyms)
mylodon, anteater, sloth, megatherian, armadillo, mylodontid

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