EDENTATA

(Lat.), n. n. pi. E(a)-de2n-ta(ta8)'tas. From e priv.. and dens, a tooth. Fr., edentes. Ger., zahnlose Thiere. 1. An order of the Mammal i a, either without teeth or having the teeth of a low order of development. 2. Of Owen, a family of the Bruta. [L, 147.] See MYRMECOPHAGIDS:. EDENTATE, EDENTATED, adj's. E-dean'tat, -tat-e"d. From e priv., and dens, a tooth. Lat., eden tatus. Fr., edente'. Ger., zahnlos. Destitute of teeth. [L.] [s. 657]