LORIS


Meaning of LORIS in English

noun Etymology: French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton Date: 1774 any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): as, a slim-bodied primate ( Loris tardigradus ) of southern India and Sri Lanka, either of two larger related primates ( Nycticebus pygmaeus or N. coucang ) of southeastern Asia that are heavier limbed and slower moving

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