I. (ˌ)ē-ˈden-ˌtāt adjective
Etymology: Latin edentatus, past participle of edentare to make toothless, from e- + dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth
Date: 1828
1. : lacking teeth
2. : being an edentate
II. noun
Date: 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