ai 1
/ah"ee/ , n. , pl. ais /ah"eez/ .
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
[ 1685-95;
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ai 2
/uy/ , interj.
(used as an utterance of pity, pain, anguish, etc.)