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xenarthran

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /zəˈnɑɹθɹən/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any mammal of the superorder Xenarthra, of the Americas; an anteater, armadillo or sloth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • 2010, Ana Maria Jansen, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque, 11: Domestic and Wild Mammalian Reservoirs, Jenny Telleria, Michel Tibayrenc, American Trypanosomiasis: Chagas Disease: One Hundred Years of Research, page 249, Marsupials and xenarthrans, which represented the autochthonous mammalian fauna, were T. cruzi’s first hosts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “strange”) + ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: xénarthre — mammal
  • Italian: xenartro — mammal
  • Polish: szczerbak — mammal
  • Portuguese: xenartro — mammal