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