1. lacking teeth; toothless

1. a mammal of the order Edentata, including sloths, anteaters, and armadillos, characterized by the absence or reduction of teeth
Usage: zoology; now often classified under Xenarthra

Examples

• The anteater is an edentate animal that feeds on insects.
• Edentate mammals have evolved specialized feeding strategies to compensate for lacking teeth.
• The fossil showed an edentate skull, indicating the creature had lost its teeth over evolutionary time.
• Sloths are edentates native to Central and South America.
• An edentate patient may require dentures or implants for proper nutrition.