Unau
//juːˈnɔː// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
"The unau, or two-toed sloth, has no tail, and only two nails on the fore feet. The ai, or three-toed sloth, has a short tail, and three nails on every foot. The nose of the unau, is likewise much longer, the forehead higher, and the ears longer than those of the ai."
- 2 relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot wordnet
- 3 a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot wordnet
Example
More examples"The unau, or two-toed sloth, has no tail, and only two nails on the fore feet. The ai, or three-toed sloth, has a short tail, and three nails on every foot. The nose of the unau, is likewise much longer, the forehead higher, and the ears longer than those of the ai."
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese, from Tupian.
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