unau Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
    Choloepus hoffmanni; unai; two-toed sloth.
  2. noun relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
    unai; two-toed sloth; Choloepus didactylus.

WordNet


U*nau" noun
Etymology
Brazilian.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.

Webster 1913