LORIS


Meaning of LORIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯr-əs ]

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

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