Loris Definition

lôrĭs
noun
Any of various primates of the family Lorisidae of sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, having a very short or absent tail, and including the pottos.
American Heritage
Any of various small, slow-moving, large-eyed Asian prosimians (family Lorisidae) that live in trees and are active at night.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Lorinae "” the lorises.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Loris

Noun

Singular:
loris
Plural:
lorises

Origin of Loris

  • French possibly from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton from loer from Old French lourt from Latin lūridus pale lurid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton").

    From Wiktionary

Loris Sentence Examples

  • The smallest is the slender loris (Loris gracilis) of the forests of Madras and Ceylon, a creature smaller than a squirrel.

  • Both in this species and the slow loris there is a pair of rudimentary abdominal teats in addition to the normal pectoral pair.

  • The slow loris (Nycticebus tardigradus) is a heavier built and larger animal, ranging from eastern Bengal to Cochin China, Siam, the Malay Peninsula, Java and Sumatra.

  • At the time of visiting, HFGS had 33 gibbons, several slow loris, birds, and one black bear.

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