Edentate

n. [Lat. edentatus, p. p. of edentare, to render toothless, from e, ex, out of, from, and dens, dentis, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) An animal of the sloth and armadillo tribes, wanting fore teeth and canines. See MAMMAL.

a. [See supra.] Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate leaf; edentate animals; also, belonging to the sloth and armadillo tribes, as the edentate quadrupeds.