edentulous

== English == === Etymology === Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth." === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/ (US) IPA(key): /iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/, /iˈdɛn.t͡ʃʊ.ləs/ === Adjective === edentulous (not comparable) (sciences) Toothless. Antonym: dentulous ==== Usage notes ==== An edentulous animal is one that is missing teeth it normally has. An animal that normally has no teeth, such as an anteater, is edentate. ==== Derived terms ==== edentulosity edentulousness semiedentulous ==== Translations ====