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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