Xenarthra

plural noun

Xe·​nar·​thra

zəˈnärthrə

: a suborder or other division of Edentata comprising the American anteaters, armadillos, sloths, and usually the extinct ground sloths

xenarthral

-thrəl

adjective

or xenarthrous

-thrəs

xenarthran

-thrən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xen- + arthra, plural of arthron

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