Edentata (BRUTA)

Order of a deciduate Placental i a, having the teeth incomplete or absent. The grinders are generally present, but are rootle and not coated with enamel. The feet have curved claws. The animals here included are sluggish and stupid, and are confined to the southern hemisphere. Those that live on plants constitute the group Phytophaga, including Megatherium and Bradypodidæ; those that feed on tuary have stone roofs, and the outer walls of these are covered with ecclesiastical inscriptions. See ARCHITECTURE.