edentate
1 of 2adjective
eden·tate (ˌ)ē-ˈden-ˌtāt 
1
: lacking teeth
2
: being an edentate
edentate
2 of 2noun
: any of an order (Edentata) of mammals having few or no teeth and including the sloths, armadillos, and New World anteaters and formerly also the pangolins and the aardvark
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin edentatus, past participle of edentare to make toothless, from e- + dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth
First Known Use
Adjective
1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1835, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
edentate 1 of 2
adjective
eden·tate (ˈ)ē-ˈden-ˌtāt
1
: lacking teeth
2
: being an edentate
edentate
2 of 2noun
: any mammal of the order Edentata
called also xenarthran