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noun-plural. An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

In mammalogy, a Cuvierian order of mammals; the edentates.

A group of crustaceans.

n. order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos

"The three lowest orders of mammals, namely, marsupials, edentata, and rodents, coexist in South America in the same region with numerous monkeys, and probably interfere little with each other."

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bruta