Xenarthra


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Xenarthra

[zə′när·thrə]
(vertebrate zoology)
A suborder of mammals in the order Edentata including sloths, anteaters, and related forms; posterior vertebrae have extra articular facets and vertebrae in the hip, and shoulder regions tend to be fused.
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