Edentata

E`den`ta´ta

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; - called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Edentata - order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos order Edentata animal order - the order of animals Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials edentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America suborder Xenarthra, Xenarthra - armadillos; American anteaters; sloths family Mylodontidae, Mylodontidae - extinct South American edentates