a. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Edentata. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zoöl.) One of the Edentata. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Same as Edentate, a. [ 1913 Webster ]