edentate adj 1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edental}, {edentate}, {edentulate}] n 1: primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
Edentate \E*den"tate\, a. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Edentata. [1913 Webster]
Edentate \E*den"tate\ ([-e]*d[e^]n"t[asl]t), n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Edentata. [1913 Webster]