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Xenarthra British & World English

an order of mammals that comprises the edentates

Xenarthra in armadillo British & World English

a nocturnal insectivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Armadillos are native to Central and South America and one kind is spreading into the southern US

Xenarthra in edentate British & World English

a mammal of an order distinguished by the lack of incisor and canine teeth, including the anteaters, sloths, and armadillos, all of which are native to Central and South America

Xenarthra in glyptodont British & World English

a fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace

Xenarthra in ground sloth British & World English

an extinct terrestrial edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era in America, typically of very large size

Xenarthra in sloth British & World English

a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws