LORY


Meaning of LORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯr-ē ]

noun

( plural lories )

Etymology: Dutch, from Malay nuri, luri

Date: 1682

: any of numerous parrots (family Loriidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands related to the lorikeets and usually having the tongue papillose at the tip and the mandibles less toothed than in other parrots

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