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Edentata

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Edentata

Order of mammals characterized by the absence of teeth in the front of the jaws and by the simple structure of their cheek-teeth, which are without any trace of enamel. Sloths, anteaters, and armadillos are edentates.



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Within nearly this same period (as proved by the shells at Bahia Blanca) South America possessed, as we have just seen, a mastodon, horse, hollow- horned ruminant, and the same three genera (as well as several others) of the Edentata.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Cetacea (whales) and Edentata (armadilloes, scaly ant-eaters, &c.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
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