LORY Meaning of LORY in English [ 'lɔ:ri ]■ noun ( plural lories ) a small Australasian or SE Asian parrot with a brush-tipped tongue. [Family Loridae: many species.]OriginC17: from Malay lūrī . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004