LORIS

Meaning of LORIS in English

[ 'lɔ:rɪs ]

■ noun ( plural ~es ) a small, slow-moving nocturnal primate living in dense vegetation in South Asia. [ Loris tardigradus ( slender ~ ) and genus Nycticebus ( slow ~ ).]

Origin

C18: from Fr., perh. from obs. Du. loeris 'clown'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LORIS — noun Etymology: French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton Date: 1774 any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LORIS — Any of three species of nocturnal, arboreal primates in the family Lorisidae. Lorises have soft gray or brown fur, huge …
Английский словарь Британика
LORIS — ˈlōrə̇s, in sense 1 “ or lōˈrē noun Etymology: French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris booby, simpleton 1. -es : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LORIS — (n.) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large …
Английский словарь Webster
LORIS — ( n. ) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LORIS — /lawr"is, lohr"-/ , n. , pl. loris . 1. Also called slender loris . a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LORIS — noun Etymology: French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton Date: 1774 : any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LORIS — noun any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus stenops. they have long, slender limbs and large …
Webster English vocab
LORIS — [lo.ris] n [F, prob. fr. obs. D loeris simpleton] (1774): any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LORIS — any of the tailless Indo-Malay primates, family Lorisidae, of the genera Loris (slender loris) and Nycticebus (slow loris). Lorises are …
Britannica English vocabulary
LORIS — loris, Loris BrE AmE ˈlɔːr ɪs § \ -əs ˈloʊr- ▷ loris|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LORIS — n. (pl. same) either of two small tailless nocturnal primates, Loris tardigradus of S. India (slender loris), and Nycticebus coucang …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LORIS — n. (pl. same) either of two small tailless nocturnal primates, Loris tardigradus of S. India (slender loris), and Nycticebus coucang …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LORIS — n. (pl. same) either of two small tailless nocturnal primates, Loris tardigradus of S. India (slender loris), and Nycticebus coucang …
Oxford English vocab
LORIS — n. Any of three species of nocturnal, arboreal primates in the family Lorisidae. Lorises have soft gray or brown fur, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LORIS — Classification: City Located in: South Carolina (SC) Total Population (2000): 2079 Total Housing Units (2000): 922 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
LORIS — зоол. лори, ночной лемур (Lorisidae) (pl без измен.) (зоология) лори, ночной лемур (Lorisidae)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LORIS — Лориевые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LORIS — n ( pl без измен.) зоол. лори, ночной лемур ( Lorisidae )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LORIS — зоол. лори, ночной лемур (Lorisidae) (pl без измен.)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LORIS — (a) ночной лемур
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LORIS — (0) лори
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LORIS — n ( pl без измен.) зоол. лори, ночной лемур ( Lorisidae )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LORIS — n ( pl без измен.) зоол. лори, ночной лемур ( Lorisidae )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LORIS — мам. лори; тонкий лори (Loris); pl лори, лориобразные (Lorisidae) - lesser slow loris - slender loris - slow loris
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LORIS — мам. лори; тонкий лори ( Loris ) ; pl лори, лориобразные ( Lorisidae ) - lesser slow loris - slender …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LORIS — зоол. лори, ночной лемур (Lorisidae) (pl без измен.) (зоология) лори, ночной лемур (Lorisidae)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LORIS — n. Pronunciation: ' lo ̇ r- ə s Function: noun Etymology: French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton Date: 1774 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LORIS-MELIKOV, MIKHAIL (TARIYELOVICH), COUNT — born Jan. 1, 1826, Tiflis, Russia died Dec. 24, 1888, Nice, France Russian military officer and statesman. He commanded an …
Английский словарь Британика
SLOW LORIS — noun or slow lemur : loris 1b
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LORIS-MELIKOV, MIKHAIL TARIYELOVICH, GRAF — (Count) born Jan. 1, 1826, [Dec. 20, 1825, old style], Tiflis, Russia died Dec. 24 [Dec. 12, O.S.], 1888, Nice, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ТОНКИЙ ЛОРИ — 1) мам. (Loris) loris 2) (Loris tardigradus) slender loris 3) (Loris) Ceylon sloth
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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