edentulousadj.
/iːˈdɛntjʊləs/ Having no teeth, toothless.
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toothless1398
untootheda1535
fangless1600
edentulous1782
edentate1828
edental1845
gummy1906
1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 110 The chin and nose of edentulous people are much nearer.
1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 281 Fishes..[are] apparently utter strangers to edentulous old age.
1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 367/1 The jaws [of echidna] are edentulous.
1859 J. Tomes Syst. Dental Surg. 39 Instances..in which the jaws have been entirely edentulous.
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