plural noun

• An order of mammals that comprises the edentates.

  Also called Edentata

  ‘Let's turn to what is known about the anatomy of the feeding apparatus in Xenarthra and Pholidota.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Unfortunately, information on the condition of feeding apparatus muscles in ant-eating taxa outside the Xenarthra and Pholidota is incomplete.’
  • ‘Our results show the existence of four primary lineages of placental mammals: Xenarthra, Afrotheria, Laurasiatheria, and Euarchontoglires.’
  • ‘Other members of the Xenarthra may or may not also be included.’
  • ‘Particularly, we focused on the whole spectrum of mice actually used in biomedical research, on the Xenarthra and the Chiroptera.’