Xenarthra
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, alien”) + ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).
Proper noun
Xenarthra
- A taxonomic superorder within the class Mammalia – pilosans (sloths and anteaters) and armadillos.
Synonyms
- (order): Edentata
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Atlantogenata – magnorder
Hyponyms
References
Xenarthra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Xenarthra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Xenarthra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Xenarthra at Paleobiology Database
