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Ant-bear :: Ant-bear (n.) An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga..

Loricata :: Loricata (n. pl.) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos..

Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..

Edentate :: Edentate (n.) One of the Edentata.

Pichiciago :: Pichiciago (n.) A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back..

Glyptodont :: Glyptodont (n.) One of a family (Glyptodontidae) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known..

Mylodon :: Mylodon (n.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium..

Tubulidentate :: Tubulidentate (a.) Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.

Entomophaga :: Entomophaga (n. pl.) A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters..

Squamate :: Squamata (n. pl.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins..

Edentate :: Edentate (a.) Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf..

Tardigrada :: Tardigrada (a.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3..

Edentalous :: Edentalous (a.) See Edentate, a..

Edentated :: Edentated (a.) Same as Edentate, a..

Quinquedentated :: Quinquedentated (a.) Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf..

Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..

Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name..

Fodientia :: Fodientia (n.pl.) A group of African edentates including the aard-vark.

Ant-eater :: Ant-eater (n.) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna..

Edentate :: Edentate (a.) Belonging to the Edentata.

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