adjective

• Lacking teeth.

  ‘The two intermediate species are estimated to weigh between 200 and 500 kg and include Maleevosaurus novojilovi, a carnivore, and Gallimimus bullatus, an edentulous putative omnivore.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The lower jaw of this form may have been edentulous and supported a gular sac, like that of a giant pelican or baleen whale.’
  • ‘If the edentulous and presumably less carnivorous theropods are considered as part of the predator guild, then total species diversity is similar in both mammalian and theropod guilds.’
  • ‘The edentulous anterior portion of the mandible is approximately half as thick as the tooth-bearing region.’
  • ‘He was edentulous, and neck examination showed an enlarged, tender, right submandibular lymph node that had been present for 8 to 9 months without associated fever or weight loss.’