Xenarthra

Xe nar thra |zəˈnärTHrə zəˈnɑrθrə |Zoology an order of mammals that comprises the edentates. Also called Edentata. DERIVATIVES xe nar thran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from xeno- ‘strange ’ + Greek arthron ‘joint ’ (because of the peculiar accessory articulations in the vertebrae ).

Xenarthra

Xenarthra |zɛˈnɑːθrə | ▶plural noun Zoology an order of mammals that comprises the edentates. Also called Edentata. DERIVATIVES xenarthran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from xeno- ‘strange ’ + Greek arthron ‘joint ’ (because of the peculiar accessory articulations in the vertebrae ).