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loris in British English
(ˈlɔːrɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ris
any of several omnivorous nocturnal slow-moving prosimian primates of the family Lorisidae, of S and SE Asia, esp Loris tardigradus (slow loris) and Nycticebus coucang (slender loris), having vestigial digits and no tails
Word origin
C18: from French; of uncertain originloris in American English
(ˈloʊrɪs; ˈlɔrɪs)
noun
any of various small, slow-moving, large-eyed Asiatic prosimian primates (family Lorisidae) that live in trees and are active at night
Word origin
ModL < Fr, special use (by Buffon) of Du loeres, < loer, a clownloris in American English
(ˈlɔrɪs, ˈlour-)
nounWord forms: plural -ris
1. Also called: slender loris
a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka
2. Also called: slow loris
a similar but stockier lemur of the genus Nycticebus, of southeastern Asia: N. pygmaeus is classed as a vulnerable species
Word origin
[1765–75; ‹ NL ‹ D loeris simpleton, equiv. to loer stupid person (‹ F lourd ‹ L lūridus lurid) + -is -ish1]Image ofloris
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