ORDER EDENTATA Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase order edentata. (close relations)
Definition of ORDER EDENTATA
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anteater | nounn | |||||||
noun • toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites • any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites • nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata • small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | ||||||||
armadillo | nounn | |||||||
noun • burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | ||||||||
edentate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America adjective satellite • having few if any teeth | ||||||||
edentata | nounn | |||||||
noun • order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos |