edentate

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In addition to the above-mentioned forms, a number of other Edentate animals have been discovered by the researches of M. Lund in the Post-Pliocene deposits of the Brazilian bone-caves.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Whether that common ancestor was an Edentate, an Insectivore, or Creodont, or something more primitive than them all, is disputed.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph

He is but an Edentate, while I'm a Pachyderm; He has got a shaggy hide, while mine is smooth and firm; He can't tell how to walk, and he don't know how to swim.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Edentate animals, such as the sloth, are without teeth, or at least are without the incisors.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

As in the great majority of the Edentate order, incisor and canine teeth are entirely wanting, the front of the jaws being toothless.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne