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单词 edentata
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Edentatan.

Etymology: modern Latin, < ēdentātus, < ēdentāre to render toothless, knock a person's teeth out, < ē out +dent-em tooth.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Edenˈtata.
With plural agreement. An order of Mammalia characterized by the absence of front teeth; represented by the Ant-eater, Armadillo, Sloth, etc.
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1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom I. 159 The Edentata, or quadrupeds without front teeth.
1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species v. 144 Edentata..are likewise the most abnormal in their teeth.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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