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u·nau
also u·nai (yo͞o′nô, o͞o′nou)n. pl. u·naus also u·nais
See sloth.
[Portuguese, from Tupí uná, lazy.]
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unau
(ˈjuːnaʊ)n
(Animals) the two-toed sloth. See sloth1
[C18: via French from Tupi]
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| Noun | 1. |  unau - a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoottree sloth, sloth - any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits Choloepus, genus Choloepus - a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth |
| 2. |  unau - relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foottree sloth, sloth - any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits Choloepus, genus Choloepus - a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth |
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