edentate
1. eden.tate \(')e--'den-.ta-t\ aj [L edentatus, pp. of edentare to make toothless, fr. e- + ]dent-, dens tooth - more at TOOTH 1: lacking teeth 2: being an edentate 2. edentate n : any of an order (Edentata) of mammals having few or no teeth and includi ng the sloths, armadillos, and New World anteaters and formerly also the pangolins and the aardvark