英语词汇“edentate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

edentate

释义

▪ I. edentate, a. and n.|iːˈdɛnteɪt|
[ad. L. ēdentātus; see prec.]
A. adj. Characterized by the absence of incisor and canine teeth; belonging to the order Edentata; see B. Sometimes = ‘toothless’.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. I. 406 Mouth not entirely furnished with teeth, and often edentate.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 245/2 The mouth..consists of two..edentate mandibles sheathed with horn.1885Parker Mammalian Desc. iv. 96 He is not truly edentate, but has teeth.
B. n.
1. in pl. = Edentata.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvii. 208 Like most of the other Edentates, they [the Sloths] can roll themselves up and take a long and reckless sleep.1880Haughton Phys. Geog. vi. 269 The Edentates are among the lowest forms of placental Mammals.
2. humorously. One who has lost his teeth.
1850Kingsley Alt. Locke xxxvi. (1874) 270 How could a poor edentate like myself articulate a word?
▪ II. † eˈdentate, v. Obs.^—0
[f. as prec.]
trans. To strike out, or draw out (a person's) teeth.
1656in Blount Glossogr.1721–1800in Bailey.
Hence † edenˈtation, the extraction of teeth.
1623in Cockeram.

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