ˌēˌdenˈtäd.ə, -tād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of edentatus, past participle of edentare to make toothless, from e out of (from ex ) + dent-, dens tooth — more at ex- , tooth
: an order of Eutheria comprising mammals with teeth if present few and small, a small unconvoluted cerebrum, and the skin hairy or covered with bony plates and including the sloths, armadillos, and New World anteaters and formerly also the pangolins, the aardvark, and sometimes other forms