two-toed sloth


noun

either of two sloths of the genus Choloepus, having two claws on the forelimbs and three on the hind limbs, including C. didactylus and C. hoffmanni.
Also called u·nau, u·nai [yoo-naw, oo-nou] /yuˈnɔ, uˈnaʊ/.

Origin of two-toed sloth

First recorded in 1765–75

British Dictionary definitions for unau

unau
/ (ˈjuːnaʊ) /

noun

the two-toed sloth See sloth (def. 1)

Word Origin for unau

C18: via French from Tupi