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Meanings of edental in inglês

Having few if any teeth.

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Examples for "edentate"
Examples for "edentate"
1
The Glyptodon was a mailed edentate, eight feet long, resembling the little armadillo.
The Elements of Geology
2
This poor edentate was merely one of his more harmless pets.
Anno Dracula
3
I tried to call to him to move; but how could a poor edentate like myself articulate a word?
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
4
To lose one's spoon would be almost as serious as it is for an edentate person to lose his set of false teeth.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
5
The largest of the edentates was the Megatherium, a. clumsy ground sloth bigger than a rhinoceros.
The Elements of Geology
Usage of edental in inglês
1
Fifthly, another gigantic edental quadruped.
The Voyage of the Beagle
Frequent collocations
Edental through the time