nasua

[Mod. Latin, from Latin nas us = a nose.] 1. Zool .. Coati, Coati-Mundi. A genus of Procyonide (q. v.). Dentition as in Procyon (q. v.). Body elongated, somewhat compre ed; nose prolonged into a mobile snout. Tail long, non-prehensile, taporing, annulated. Wallace says, "species [Latin natatio , from nato to swim.] The act or art of swimming.