释义 |
ef·fo·di·en·tia \(ˌ)eˌfōdēˈench(ē)ə, ə̇ˌ-\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin neuter plural of effodient-, effodiens, present participle of effodere to dig out, from ex- + fodere to dig — more at bed in former classifications : the Edentata as most broadly conceived excepting only the sloths; sometimes : an order or other group comprising the pangolins and the aardvark |