Effodientia

plural noun

Ef·​fo·​di·​en·​tia

(ˌ)eˌfōdēˈench(ē)ə,

ə̇ˌ-

in former classifications

: the Edentata as most broadly conceived excepting only the sloths

sometimes : an order or other group comprising the pangolins and the aardvark

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin neuter plural of effodient-, effodiens, present participle of effodere to dig out, from ex- + fodere to dig

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