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Webster 1913 Edition
Unau
U-nau′
(ū̍-na̤′)
, Noun.
[Brazilian.]
(Zool.)
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. Definition 2024
unau
unau
English
An unau
Noun
unau (plural unaus)
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
- 1834, Augustus Addison Gould (editor), A System of Natural History, page 264,
- 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.
- 1834, Augustus Addison Gould (editor), A System of Natural History, page 264,
Welsh
Noun
unau m pl
- plural of un
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| unau | unchanged | unchanged | hunau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||