[eden.tate] adj [L edentatus, pp. of edentare to make toothless, fr. e- + dent-, dens tooth--more at tooth] (1828) 1: lacking teeth
2: being an edentate
[2]edentate n (1835): 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