desdentado

Definitions of desdentado
  1. noun
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
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    armadillo, ayotoste
    burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
    perezoso
    any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
    oso hormiguero
    any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
    peludo
    Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts
    tatú
    about three feet long exclusive of tail
    tamandúa
    small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America
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    placentario
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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