simplicidentate

American

[sim-pluh-si-den-teyt] / ˌsɪm plə sɪˈdɛn teɪt /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.

simplicidentate British

/ ˌsɪmplɪsɪˈdɛnteɪt /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Simplicidentata , a former suborder including all the mammals now classified as rodents: used when lagomorphs were included in the order Rodentia

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noun

any animal of this type

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Etymology

Origin of simplicidentate

< New Latin Simplicidentata group name, equivalent to Latin simplici- (stem of simplex ) simplex + dentāta, noun use of neuter plural of dentatus dentate

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