Definition of Xenarthra

1. Noun. Armadillos; American anteaters; sloths.


Medical Definition of Xenarthra

1. An order of new world mammals characterised by the absence of incisors and canines from among their teeth, and comprising the armadillos, the sloths, and the anteaters. The order is distinguished from all others by what are known as xenarthrous vertebrae (xenos, strange; arthron, joint): there are secondary, and sometimes even more, articulations between the vertebrae of the lumbar series. The order was formerly called edentata. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xenarthra

xcviii
xdiv
xe
xebec
xebecs
xeer
xem
xeme
xemes
xemilofiban
xen-
xenagogue
xenagogues
xenagogy
xenalipin
xenarthra (current term)
xenarthran
xenarthrans
xenate
xenates
xenazoic acid
xenbucin
xenelasia
xenelasy
xenharmonic
xenial
xenias
xenic
xenipentone

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