n.
Pronunciation: ' lo ̇ r- ə - ˌ k ē t, ' lär-
Function: noun
Etymology: lory + -keet (as in parakeet )
Date: 1770
: any of numerous small arboreal chiefly Australasian parrots (family Loriidae) that usually have long slender tongue papillae which form an organ resembling a brush