Definition of "nasua" [nasua]

• The only genus of coatimondis, of the subfamily Nasuinæ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "By the scientists of the world he is addressed as _Nasua nasua nasua_ -- which lays itself open to the twin ambiguity of stuttering Latin, or the echoes of a Princetonian football yell."
• "Fauna recorded within the park include giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (V), La Plata otter Lutra platensis, coatimundi Nasua nasua, ocelot Felis pardalis, jaguar Panthera onca, puma Felis concolor, margay Leopardus wiedii, brocket deer Mazama rufina (LR) and American tapir Tapirus terrestris (LR)."
• "They call it the guachi; it is, no doubt, a coati, perhaps the Viverra nasua, which I saw wild in Mexico."