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u·nau

also u·nai (yo͞o′nô, o͞o′nou)

n. pl. u·naus also u·nais

[Portuguese, from Tupí uná, lazy.]

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unau

(ˈjuːnaʊ)

(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 hindfoot Choloepus hoffmanni, two-toed sloth, unai tree 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 foot Choloepus didactylus, two-toed sloth, unai tree 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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