simplicidentate

[ sim-pluh-si-den-teyt ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.

simplicidentate

/ ˌsɪmplɪsɪˈdɛnteɪt /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Simplicidentata , a former suborder including all the mammals now classified as rodents: used when lagomorphs were included in the order Rodentia

noun

1. any animal of this type

Word History and Origins

Origin of simplicidentate¹

< New Latin Simplicidentata group name, equivalent to Latin simplici- (stem of simplex ) simplex + dentāta, noun use of neuter plural of dentatus dentate