See Also: Edentate(medicine)
edentate(dictionary)

edentate (iou)



edentate adjective & noun. E19.
[Latin edentatus pa. pple of edentare render toothless, from e- E- + dent-, dens tooth: see -ATE2.]
A. adjective. Having few or no teeth; spec. (Zoology) of or pertaining to the mammalian order Edentata, members of which (anteaters, sloths, and armadillos) lack incisor and canine teeth. E19.
b. noun. An edentate mammal. M19.